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Big fight about taxes between USA and Canada

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The USA and Canada have a big fight. Donald Trump makes new taxes for goods. Goods from Canada cost 50 percent more now. Wine and chairs cost more now. Hockey sticks cost more too. The goods cost 20 billion dollar.

Canada fights the new rules. Mark Carney plans steps back. Canada starts new taxes on 8 September. These taxes hit products from the USA. Steel and milk get more expensive. Electric things get more expensive too.

Experts talk about a trade war now. Talks between both countries fail. Donald Trump criticizes Canada. He says Canada wants profits like a US state. Canadian politicians help their leader. They protect their firms and workers.

Big firms in the USA worry. They want new talks. The taxes make many products expensive. Experts warn about bad times. Both countries hurt each other more. No new dates for talks exist now.

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Definitions

Tax
Money you must pay for goods from another country.
Trade war
A fight where countries hurt each other with taxes.

People

Donald Trump
The president of the USA.
Mark Carney
The leader of Canada.

Locations

USA
A big country in North America.
Canada
A country in the north of America.

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