Trump administration signals that the tariffs against Canada and Mexico may soon have exemptions (AP)

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11. Trudeau's response in a nutshell...

From an article on the CBC news site:

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In his news conference today, Trudeau said Canada will hold firm and push ahead with retaliatory tariffs and other measures until Trump backs off entirely.

"Our goal is to get all tariffs removed," he said.

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Canada has a strong hand to play in these negotiations — the U.S. needs the products the country sells and there's tremendous resolve in Canada to hold firm in the face of Trump's aggression, he said.

"We are in a moment right now where Canada has a very, very strong bargaining position, because Canadians are so united and unequivocal about standing up for our country and standing up for our fellow citizens and being very firm that this is an unjustified and unjustifiable trade war launched by the Americans," he said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-trump-trade-war-deal-1.7476311