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PoliticsHow to lose Trump’s trade war: threaten Canada over hockey sticks

Donald Trump expected Canada to yield to US tariff demands, but failed talks led Ottawa to impose retaliatory tariffs on about $20bn of American goods. Trump called Canada “difficult and unreasonable”, threatened to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” and insulted Canadian officials, while the dispute pushed up US consumer prices.

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TThe Guardian★★★★☆2026-08-26 18:15Original

How to lose Trump’s trade war: threaten Canada over hockey sticks
How to lose Trump’s trade war: threaten Canada over hockey sticksPolitics