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  • Trump’s imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from Canada, and levying tariffs of 25 per cent on Mexican goods, 10 per cent on China products, all expected to take effect Tuesday.
  • In response, Trudeau announced Canada will hit back against the U.S. with tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods in the coming days.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Saturday the federal government will hit back against the U.S. after President Donald Trump launched a trade war this weekend with punitive tariffs on all Canadian goods.

Trudeau said Canada won’t stand for an attack from a country that was supposed to be an ally and friend.

Ottawa will immediately levy retaliatory tariffs on a whole host of American goods as payback for Trump’s attempt to wreck the Canadian economy, Trudeau said.

To start, Canada will slap 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods coming into Canada as of …

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