The ‘Merge Canada’ Bit Isn’t Funny — It’s Cruel
Millions of Mark Carney’s constituents are at risk of losing their jobs to US tariffs.
Tariffs are no joke.
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There were two ways Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was going to go. He’d either walk away with a trade deal to ease tariff pressure at home, or he wouldn’t. As of 4:37 p.m. ET, he’s empty-handed. But hope is not lost: Trump said they were “working on formulas” to come up with a solution. Let’s just hope those formulas are more robust than the “reciprocal” tariff math used on the White House’s Liberation Day poster boards.