Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister

For Carney, the showdown is the clearest test yet of his argument that middle powers must stand up to economic pressure from great powers such as the United States and China, even when it comes at a cost.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney drew international attention earlier this year by warning that middle powers such as Canada must resist economic coercion

Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister  AP News

Speaking from Ottawa a day after threatening to impose "dollar for dollar" tariffs on the United States, Carney said, “in the coming days, we will release the details of these new tariff measures, which will come into force the Tuesday after Labor Day.”