Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's tariffs derail Carney's campaign plans Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S.
Trump's tariffs derail Carney's campaign plans
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney said he was suspending his campaign plans for the day and would return to Ottawa to hold a meeting of the Canada-U.S. cabinet committee.Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the United States next week but the deep integration of the North American industry is resulting in confusion about how those duties will affect the Canadian auto sector.
"What we saw are unjustified and unwarranted and potentially illegal tariffs that have been applied on the auto industry in Canada," said Lana Payne, national president of Unifor — which was formed from a merger including the former Canadian Auto Workers union in 2013. She noted auto workers have been an important part of the Canadian economy for more than a century.A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S.
That's the lowest percentage of respondents reporting employment anxiety in a Leger poll since Jan. 26.
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