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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday Canada will match US tariffs "dollar for dollar" after breaking off ongoing trade talks. Speaking in Ottawa, Carney said that "we cannot accept what they've offered, and we will not give what they've asked."
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00:00For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new
00:07comprehensive trade deal.
00:09We've been under no illusions.
00:12We recognized from the start that America has changed.
00:17Canada will match Washington's new tariffs dollar for dollar in order to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families and businesses.
00:27Our response will be concentrated in sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, electronics.
00:36This is a focused response.
00:38A focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow them to compete with U.S. products in the
00:45Canadian market.
00:46We take this step reluctantly.
00:49Reluctantly because we recognize that some of these measures will raise costs and reduce choice for Canadians.
00:57Reluctantly because we recognize that some U.S. companies and some U.S. states are innocent bystanders in a dispute
01:03that they did not want.
01:06Reluctantly because this trade dispute is preventing Canada and America from doing so much good that we could do together.
01:14But at the same time, we take this step confident that it is in the best interest of Canada.
01:22And that by rejecting a bad deal, by standing up for Canada, by focusing on what we can control, we
01:27will build Canada strong for all.
01:29Neg approaches us toções, players are goiburgies.
01:29We have transpermaid allies listing a scale box below.
01:30We arecake sittens.
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