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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Canada Trump tariff exemption ‘like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank’, says business leader

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Canadian PM Mark Carney warned that while Trump’s tariffs had preserved key elements of the bilateral relationship, the global tariffs ‘fundamentally change the international trading system’. Photograph: David Ryder/Reuters

Canada’s exemption from Donald Trump’s global tariffs was “like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank”, say business leaders as other levies are poised to hit key industries that drive the country’s economy.

In a theatrical unveiling of tariffs on countries with “unfair” practices on Wednesday afternoon, Canada was noticeably absent, alongside trade ally Mexico.

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