Canada will react to Trump's 'attack' soon, could impose tariffs, says Carney

David Ljunggren - Reuters - 27/03

Canada will soon respond to new tariffs on imported vehicles announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and could impose retaliatory measures against the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday.

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Canada could impose retaliatory tariffs against US, Carney says
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OTTAWA, March 26 (Reuters) - Canada will soon respond to new tariffs on imported vehicles announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and could impose retaliatory measures against the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday.

Carney said Trump's move was "a direct attack" and told reporters he would be convening a high-level cabinet meeting on Thursday to decide on a response.

"We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together," he said in Kitchener, Ontario.

The tariffs look set to damage the highly integrated North American auto industry.

Canada has already announced a package of retaliatory tariffs totaling C$155 billion that it said would be imposed in stages depending on what Trump did.

Asked when Canada would react, Carney said: "It will happen soon ... we have options. We can introduce retaliato...
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