Canada Puts New Tariffs on US Goods
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Canada has announced new tariffs on goods from the United States.
A tariff is an extra tax on things that come into a country. Canada will now put a tax of up to 50% on hundreds of US products. This includes steel, fish, cheese and paper.
This is called a retaliatory move. It means Canada is doing this because of something the US did first.
The US president spoke badly about Canada this morning. He said Canada is the most difficult country he works with.
Canada and the US are close neighbours. They usually trade a lot of goods with each other.
This new tax could make US products more expensive in Canada. It could also cause problems between the two countries.
People are watching to see what happens next between Canada and the US.
Vocabulary5 words
- tariff
- an extra tax on goods from another country
- retaliatory
- done as a response to something bad someone else did
- goods
- things that people make and sell
- trade
- buying and selling things between countries
- neighbours
- countries or people close to you
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Answer key
1. New tariffs on US goods 2. Up to 50% 3. It is the most difficult country he deals with
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Canada has announced new _____ on goods from the United States.
A tariff is an extra tax on things that come into a _____.
Canada will now put a tax of up to _____ on hundreds of US products.
This includes steel, fish, _____ and paper.
This is called a _____ move.
It means Canada is doing this because of something the US did _____.
The US president spoke badly about Canada this _____.
He said Canada is the most _____ country he works with.
Canada and the US are close _____.
This new tax could make US products more _____ in Canada.
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