Liberal leadership contenders face off in English debate over Trump, economy

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Dominant theme expected to be how candidates will address the challenges created by the U.S. President

Liberal leadership candidates are meeting again Tuesday night to debate the path forward for the country in the final faceoff of a contest that ends with one of them becoming prime minister.

The dominant theme, though, was how each candidate would address the challenges created by U.S. President Donald Trump, a topic that will again be on the table Tuesday night in a two-hour English-language event aimed at a far broader audience. Both Mr. Carney and Ms. Freeland pledge to hit back with retaliatory tariffs should Mr. Trump pursue his plan to impose a sweeping 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, a move that could come in just a week.

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