Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister
Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada's prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by more powerful countries. Now President Donald Trump is putting that warning to the test with sweeping new tariffs that could show how much economic pain Canada can absorb.
TL;DR
- Mark Carney warned middle powers to resist economic coercion.
- President Donald Trump's new tariffs are testing this warning.
- The tariffs could demonstrate Canada's capacity to absorb economic pain.