From retaliation to negotiation: How Canada’s U.S. trade strategy is shifting under Carney

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Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney's strategy for dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is markedly different than that of his predecessor.Blair Gable/Reuters In the opening rounds of the trade war with the United States, each time Donald Trump hit Canada with tariffs he was met with a counterpunch from Ottawa. That strategy appears to be changing. When the U.S. President doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney chose not to respond in kind, despite urging from some business and labour groups and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Meanwhile, a set of carve-outs,...