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Fortune
Sasha Rogelberg

How Canada decided to hurt its own economy, raise its inflation—and most Canadians approved because they're so angry at Trump

Mark Carney leans over next to Donald Trump with his hand raised. (Credit: Evelyn Hockstein / POOL/AFP—Getty Images)

Economists are warning that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “dollar-for-dollar” tariff strategy could mean some economic pain for the Great White North, but Canadians are so frustrated with the Trump administration they support the move anyway.

Canada implemented retaliatory tariffs of 15% to 50% that took effect on Tuesday and will impact hundreds of U.S. goods, including paper, steel, aluminum, furniture, as well as cheese and seafood. The levies were in response to a breakdown of trade talks between the countries and the Trump administration’s piling on of tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods earlier this summer.

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