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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Megha Bahree

For Trudeau’s successor, safeguarding Canada’s economy a ‘daunting’ task

US President Donald Trump's tariff threat has increased the problems of Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

The return of United States President Donald Trump to the White House has delivered a jolt to the stewards of Canada’s $2.1 trillion economy.

Already buffeted by domestic pressures such as stagnating growth and a housing crisis, Ottawa is now facing the threat of tariffs from the US, its biggest trading partner.

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