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US adds 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
The United States has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of Canadian products, including wine, hockey sticks, cement, dairy products, pools, furniture, fishing rods, pesticides, seeds, clothing, and wigs. This measure is a response to what Washington views as discriminatory treatment by Canada toward American vehicles, alcoholic beverages, and dairy products, as well as the dairy protection system, import quotas on cars, and the cessation of American alcohol sales in many Canadian provinces. The tariffs took effect on August 19 and aim to exert economic pressure on Canada, with the U.S. White House reporting that Canada's auto and alcohol industries had suffered declines of 22% and 81%, respectively, over the past year.
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