# Poilievre ‘relieved’ by Trump tariff pause, criticizes Carney over ‘concessions’

https://mins.news/en/video/26451

- Global News, 2026-08-19 16:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx8nABfX0U

> Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre said he was “relieved” that Donald Trump had paused a punitive new 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods. He said he was awaiting the deal’s details and argued that tariffs on Canada’s auto, lumber, aluminum or steel sectors would be unacceptable.

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