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Prime Minister Mark Carney walks through a manufacturing facility ahead of a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday.
When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a package of industrial supports, retooling for industries hit by tariffs and employment insurance expansions on Friday, there was a subtext: Don’t count on relief from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war any time soon.
Mr. Carney had declared in March that the old relationship with the United States is over. On Friday, he was telling Canadians it’s time to get ready for disruption .
“What’s going on is not a transition, it’s a rupture, and its effect will be profound,” the Prime Minister said in a speech at an aircraft plant in Mississauga, Ont.
In June, Mr. Carney was still talking hopefully about