Canadian PM responds to lumber tariffs imposed by the US

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Last Updated : Apr 25 2017 | 11:42 PM IST
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the US could suffer from a "thickening" border a day after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on softwood lumber and trade tensions between the two countries escalated.
Trudeau responded today to news that the US plans to impose a 20-per cent tariff on softwood lumber entering the United States from Canada.
Canada's Liberal Party leader says the two countries are economically interconnected, but it's not a one-way relationship. He says millions of US jobs depend on smooth flow of goods, services and people back and forth across the border.
The US and Canada typically enjoy a friendly trading relationship, but things have soured in recent months as the two countries and Mexico prepare to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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First Published: Apr 25 2017 | 11:42 PM IST

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