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JAY GOLDBERG: Counter-tariffs don’t work – just look at history

Are Canadians really prepared to deal with higher prices for at least the next two-and-a-half years, while Trump is still in office, simply because there’s a desire to hit back at Trump over his protectionism?

This week, the Carney government imposed nearly $30 billion in counter-tariffs on goods coming into Canada from the United States in response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Canadian goods entering the U.S. last month.

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