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Canada Walks Away From U.S. Trade Talks Over Coercion
8/26/2026
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- Canada walked away from a U.S. trade negotiation, citing President Donald Trump’s coercive tactics, per Tobias Gehrke.
- President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed a trade deal in Turnberry, Scotland.
- The deal imposed a blanket 15 % tariff on EU exports, which critics called a one-sided capitulation.
- President Donald Trump threatened 100 % tariffs on any EU nation that adopts a digital services tax.
