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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nCanada-U.S Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the United States has confirmed that Canada\u2019s protections of language and culture won\u2019t be the subject of future trade actions.<\/p>\n
LeBlanc made the announcement on social media, saying Canada looks forward to \u201cfurther constructive U.S. clarifications on their other positions which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tensions between the two countries have continued to worsen since trade talks fell apart last week.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mark Carney said over the weekend that an agreement had become untenable, accusing U.S. negotiators of trying to limit Canada\u2019s ability to have other trade deals, restricting Canada\u2019s protections of language and culture and reducing tariffs for cars but not trucks. <\/p>\n
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has disputed Carney\u2019s portrayal of why negotiations crumbled, telling CBC News that while U.S. negotiators had questions about the Online Streaming Act and Quebec\u2019s Bill 109 regarding French discoverability on streaming sites, it was by no means a dealbreaker.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Canadian businesses continue to weather U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s latest duties while they await the planned reprisal from Ottawa to take effect.<\/p>\n
Late Wednesday evening, Finance Canada issued a statement saying it had been receiving feedback from Canadian industries and is making some adjustments to the list of counter-tariffs.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s response, spelled out on Tuesday, includes raising tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum products from 25 to 50 per cent.<\/p>\n
Ottawa will also impose tariffs ranging from 15 to 50 per cent on hundreds of other U.S. exports, including clothing and apparel, appliances, and dairy products. <\/p>\n
In this case, the statement said that to protect against broader economic harm, seafood and fish products have been removed from the list, but no further details were released.<\/p>\n
Greer has stated on several occasions that if there is further Canadian retaliation, the Trump administration will not sit idly by and take it.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tPrime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc leave a news conference about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Patrick Doyle The Canadian Press <\/p>\n
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