Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government rolled out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesses weather the new 50 per cent tariffs being imposed on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods by the U.S. president.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and other ministers announced on Tuesday that alongside the supports for businesses, starting Sept. 8 the government will match the U.S. levies dollar for dollar by tariffing $27.6 billion of comparable U.S. goods.
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