Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last month that he was removing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods 'specifically covered' by the USMCA.

The federal government dropped countertariffs on a broader range of U.S. goods than initially indicated last month, as it softened its retaliation in a bid to revive trade talks with the White House.

In late August, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he was removing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods “specifically covered” by the continental free-trade agreement, the USMCA.

He described this as a goodwill gesture, designed to mirror U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs, where Canadian products that meet USMCA rules of origin aren’t subject to the 35-per-cent across-the-board tariff.

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