Mark Carney to Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister, Vows Push Back Against Trump’s Tariffs

Mark Carney will succeed Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — and he is already making it clear he will oppose tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney is the former governor of the Canadian central bank and…

Madison SummersMar 10, 20252 min read

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Carney and Trump could have their first call this week, according to Politico.

Trump sought 25% tariffs on Canada last week, before offering a one-month reprieve.

The U.S. president then threatened on Friday a roughly 250% tariff on U.S. dairy exports to Canada. He also threatened Tariffs on Canadian lumber.

“Canada has been ripping us off for years on lumber and on dairy products,” Trump said.

He suggested the tariff could come as early as last Friday or this week.

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“We’re going to charge the same thing. It’s not fair. It never has been fair, and they’ve treated our farmers badly,” Trump said.

Canadian trade minister Mary Ng refuted Trump’s claim, saying it was “not true” that Canada was “ripping off” the U.S.