Prime Minister Mark Carney responded on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 35 per cent tariff on some Canadian goods.

The 35 per cent tariff is an increase from a previously imposed 25 per cent duty and impacts goods not traded under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on free trade.

Those under CUSMA are exempt from the tariff.

Here is the full transcript of Carney’s response, posted on Friday to X.

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President Trump has announced that the United States will increase its tariffs to 35% on those Canadian exports that are not covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA.

While the Canadian government is disappointed by this action, we remain committed to CUSMA, which is the world’s second-largest free trade agreement by trading

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