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Trump's tariffs strain decades of US-Canada friendship

Original: For hundreds of years Canada and the United States have enjoyed friendly relations and a peaceful border. Trump continue

Commentators are pointing to a sharp deterioration in relations between the United States and Canada, long considered one of the world's friendliest borders. The criticism centres on the Trump administration's sharply increased tariffs on Canadian products and rhetoric describing Canada as the 51st state, which many argue is disrupting hundreds of years of peaceful, friendly coexistence between the two nations.

Why now: Trump's tariffs and comments about absorbing Canada have reignited debate over the future of US-Canada relations.

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• For hundreds of years Canada and the United States have enjoyed friendly relations and a peaceful border. Trump continues to find new ways to disrupt friendly relations between our two nations. Trump sharply increased tariffs on Canadian products, he spoke of Canada as our 51st… · RonSupportsYou · 3

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