Canada Takes US Fish and Seafood Off Tariff List
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Canada has made a change in its trade war with the United States. It removed US fish and seafood from a list of counter-tariffs. Counter-tariffs are extra taxes that one country puts on goods from another country. Canada added these taxes after the US put tariffs on Canadian goods.
The trade war between the two countries is still going on. Prices for some goods in the US have gone up. One report says toilet paper prices in the US are rising fast because of the trade war.
Canada's leader is Prime Minister Mark Carney. He must decide how tough to be with US President Donald Trump. Many Canadians support strong action against US tariffs. But Carney has only a short time to keep this support strong.
This story shows how a trade war can change over time. Countries can add or remove taxes on goods. These changes can affect prices for normal people in both countries.
Vocabulary15 words
- counter-tariffs
- extra taxes a country adds on goods from another country, as a reply
- toilet paper
- soft paper people use in the bathroom
- Carney
- the current Prime Minister, or leader, of Canada
- Trump
- the current President of the United States
- trade war
- when countries fight by adding taxes on each other's goods
- tariffs
- extra money a country charges on goods coming from another country
- goods
- things that are made and sold
- prime minister
- the top leader of some countries, like Canada
- president
- the top leader of some countries, like the US
- support
- when people agree with and help someone or something
- tough
- strong and hard, not soft or easy
- prices
- how much money something costs
- list
- a group of written names or items
- removed
- taken away
- report
- a piece of news information
Quiz
Answer key
1. US fish and seafood 2. Toilet paper 3. Mark Carney
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Canada has made a change in its trade war with the United States. It removed US fish and _____ from a list of counter-tariffs. Counter-tariffs are extra taxes that one country puts on goods from another country. Canada added these taxes after the US put tariffs on Canadian goods.
The trade war between the two countries is still going on. Prices for some goods in the US have gone up. One report says _____ prices in the US are rising fast because of the trade war.
Canada's leader is Prime Minister Mark _____. He must decide how tough to be with US President Donald _____. Many Canadians support strong action against US tariffs. But Carney has only a short time to keep this support strong.
This story shows how a trade war can change over time. Countries can add or remove taxes on goods. These changes can affect _____ for normal people in both countries.