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Canada braces as tariff deadline looms and talks with US ‘chaos machine’ drag

americasJuly 31, 20251 min readAttributed summary
Canada braces as tariff deadline looms and talks with US ‘chaos machine’ drag
Ottawa is still trying to find a trade deal with Washington to avoid heavy tariffs as 1 August deadline approaches
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Ottawa is still trying to find a trade deal with Washington to avoid heavy tariffs as 1 August deadline approaches

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After months of tariff threats from the US and escalating trade tensions that have sowed anger in Canada and fractured a once-close alliance, the country is now fast approaching a 1 August deadline to reach a deal with the Trump administration – which has shown no signs of backing down.

And observers are keeping a close eye on negotiations this week to determine whether too large a chasm has grown between the countries, resulting in what could be an explosive end to what was decades of free-flowing trade.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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