Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government is not considering hitting American goods with more retaliatory tariffs, even as the trade war rages on, because there are signs that the bilateral talks on relief are headed in the right direction.

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    5 days ago

    We literally had an election over this. The decision was pretty clear to go hard on the US. And there has been nothing to suggest a change in opinion among the electorate.

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      4 days ago

      The alternative was Pierre Polyestre.

      We made the better choice between the two who could win.

      Judge this guy, but include the alternative in your calculations.

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        Yes and Pierre Poillievre was definitely softer on the US than Carney. The electorate chose Carney, who was for being harder on the US. And even if you argue that there were other issues at play, the boycott that the country has done is one of the strongest of not the strongest I’ve ever seen, that’s a message that’s clear as day