Canada steels itself to respond to Trump's sweeping 'reciprocal' tariffs

B.C.’s forest industry is already in serious trouble, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war is pushing it closer to the brink of collapse. CBC’s Lyndsay Duncombe breaks down what’s at stake for lumber producers and how they’re looking to adapt.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to outline his global tariffs policy at 4 p.m. ET.Prime Minister Mark Carney is back in Ottawa to plan Canada’s response.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was in Toronto, where he promised to create a “targeted” fund to support workers hit by tariffs.Poilievre picked up an endorsement from an Ontario Progressive Conservative cabinet minister amid reports of infighting in the conservative movementTrump is an “arsonist” setting fire to the global economy, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said at a campaign stop in Winnipeg.What questions do you have about tariffs and the Canada-U.S. trade war? Send an email to ask@cbc.ca.
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