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will go with tariffs — after he says any �*pain' will be worth it in the long run. be worth know 1e long run. be worth know whether jn. be worth know whether this is a limited just focused limited action just focused on these countries or whether this is the start of a �* trade is the start of a broader trade war trump intends engage in z -=52 the rest 77 77 the rest of 77 77 the rest of the 77 77 tileéstef {heidi the of the premier league — with a convincing 5—1 win
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on saturday, mr trump signed off on 25% tariffs a free trade pact. levies brought in byjoe biden. concerns of a trade war — and rising prices. and it will all be worth the price that must be paid." nomia iqbal has this report. we have just heard from the afp agency that canada has filed with world trade with the world trade organization a claim against those tariffs. for more, nomia iqbal
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has this report. is under way. canada will be responding to the us trade action with 25% president trump. turning on canada like this because we were always such good neighbours. but i also think it is going to hurt the are going to be more expensive. president trump says he is doing this to make countries stop illegal immigration and the flow of drugs into the us. in turn, mexico's president accused mr trump of doing nothing
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to combat gun violence at the border and threatened retaliatory taxes. people here also fear the consequences of a trade war. i consider it is mutual aggression to both the us and mexico because it'll be the consumer who ultimately pays america imports. it cannot be simply said that if there should be a process of mutual cooperation and mutual win—win. president trump signed the order after a day of golf in his resort behind me here in west palm beach.
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should become part of america. donald trump has said he will also impose tariffs on the eu to try to rebalance trade. uk in his sights. end of this week. and most importantly we don't know whether this is a limited action just focused on these world and the uk and europe, for example. let's speak to candace laing — president and ceo, canadian chamber of commerce. thank you very much for your time here on bbc news. we heard
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from some in ontario from some people in ontario there in that report and their concerns. you described tariffs as thsse incoming tariffs ss disturbing. thsse incoming tariffs as disturbing. can you profoundly disturbing. can you tell me what you are most tsttms ghatgso ars'msst' "*' * "w concerned about? 5572—2 four leadinu concerned about? 5572—2 four leadin: u- concerned about? 5572—2 - four leading up to think four months leading up to the business 77 " "f'r'wit’h’ w ' 77 " ' rrwithwhat ' 7 with what we 77 " ' rrwithiwhatwe might n n ”7 v rvwitii'twitatr we might be concerned with what we might be facing and as of yesterday absolutely all canadians are just. i think. feeling just, i think, why, people are if? why -, "mi'y’ig’ihis 3555.51.57 ’ makes no sense to . fa ct . . . fact that . . ”faking? " "elly ”ming? " "elly 17 ”trading partner ally 17 ”trading partner is ally . trading partner is forcing h canada into a recession. and in terms figuring out so, in terms of figuring out what are facing. at first so, in terms of figuring out concessions demanded there were concessions demanded working hard on those and working hard on those important audit issues. we think we are in a position
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you 552721??? you know, could do here, you know, canada codtd do possible, here, you know, canada cootd do possible, yet here, you know, canada could do possible, yet what's everything possible, yet what's good enough to sure we are good enough to make sure we are safe from threat of good enough to make sure we are safe fi’i as threat of good enough to make sure we are safe fi’i as we threat of good enough to make sure we are safe fi’i as we listen of good enough to make sure we are safe fi’i as we listen more tariffs. as we listen more closely i president trump revealed what the endgame tariffs |led what the endgame tariffs actually t the endgame tariffs actually t the he's |ame of tariffs actually are. he's talked about mckinley talked about president mckinley in the policy of 1890 where, federal revenues were in the policy of 1890 where, by ederal revenues were in the policy of 1890 where, by the al revenues were in the policy of 1890 where, by the al revenue of ere filled by the imposition of and in today's yo 7777; 77 7 7 7 7 777 7 77 you know, those you know, those come context, you know, those come in very handy, those revenues, cover up other tax breaks to cover up other tax breaks that have been promised. and unfortunately costs, as unfortunately those costs. as heard from his own post unfortunately those costs, as heard from his own post this we heard from his own post this morning, don't �*just on morning, don't followjust on —— don't falljust on the morning, don't followjust on —— don't�* everydayn the shoulders of everyday canadians, they hit americans and american as
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and the american econo . , . well. what is your perspective the well. what is your perspective i the counter _ they work? could that be effective? i they work? could that be effective?— they work? could that be effective? ~ . ., ., , effective? feel it is very important to a stand, stand u- take a stand, stand up for ourselves. there is support for a response. from our perspective. that is perspective. whether that is for that is very dollar for dollar, that is very difficult when you are a small economy. you know... apologies, 'ust economy. you know... apologies, - just going _ economy. you know... apologies, - just going to _ marco is 7 mar7co 7 is speaking in you. marco rubio is speaking in panama. who is ready? what your name? you are going for president. the are cn-ilin. chuckles they are giggling. you've got — chuckles they are giggling. you've got to _ chuckles they are giggling. you've got to work _ chuckles they are giggling. you've got to work on - chuckles they are giggling. you've got to work on them. j chuckles they are giggling. - you've got to work on them. are you've got to work'onthem. are going to vote? you guys sii—fi
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7 7 to7vote for 7 7 7 7 to 7vote for ar7en't going to vote for him, aren't you? unless you one against him. you 7 7a7g7a7inst7hi7m7. you guy; 7 7 running against him. you guys will figure that out and we will figure that out and we will watch. you talk about the work you guys are doing here. z -:=: about7what 77 about7what the 77 7 sésjtifiétlfleoorfd 77 77 it's about what the world is going to look like when they oui’ ourage, our age, when they are in are our age, when they are in our positions. whatever their dreams are. i want to start you you. i said this on by thanking you. i said this on my first on thejob. by thanking you. i said this on my first on the job. i said of all the agencies out that of all the agencies out there there is no other i would rather be charge of there there is no other i would rathe we charge of there there is no other i would rathe we have the of lead. we have the greatest diplomatic corps in the world. lead. we have the greatest (don't think)rps in the world. lead. we have the greatest (don't think the in the world. lead. we have the greatest (don't think the in the u were i don't think the romans were good at it. i think b7et7ter tha n better than anybody has ever it better than anybody has ever done in the not just our protecting not just our interests. our protecting notjust our interests. our interests interests. and our interests the interests of the us and are the interests of the us and people we represent back are the interests of the us and peopl in re represent back are the interests of the us and peopl in many 'esent back are the interests of the us and peopl in many ways: back are the interests of the us and peopl in many ways itiack are the interests of the us and peopl in many ways it is k home but in many ways it is intertwined with the interests of the countries in which we serve. we've learned over time of the countries in which we the safer other countries are safer and more prosperous the safer and more prosperous it makes us. you the
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it makes us. you reference the and downs of a ups and downs of a relationship. in a country that was born in many ways here as a result of the interests of the us but time it is us out osertim's’it'is tine ' ' that us out osertim's'it'is the ' ' that has us out sssrtim's'it'is fins ' ' that has had its and downs 777sfid7d§7wrig7$na77 77 and downs and7 �* it one ups and downs and now it is one of strongest economic certainly in the partners certainly in the hemisphere and an important of trade and what catalyst of trade and what happens in the us that affects an impact so many people both out and coming in. it going out and coming in. so it is a great place to come and visit. isaid i is a great place to come and visit. i said i wanted to go to a that is warm. i want to azplace that is warm. i want to géplace that is warm. i want to to a place where they speak because i was a - reat so that was a great opportunity. and want to go opportunity. and i want to go to a place where we have this great staff. have them 7= 77 but i was told, everywhere. but i was told, panama city. so here we are. i 77 to 77t7o7than7k77 7 77 to thank everyone. i want want to thank everyone. i want to those who keep us to thank those who keep us place with diplomatic security, our marines do place with diplomatic security, ourmarines do an place with diplomatic security, our marines do an excellent our marinesrwnor do an excellent everyone who our marinesrwno do an excellent everyone who comes our marinesrwno do an excellent supports who comes 2,7 our marinesrwno do an excellent supports us 1o comes 2,7 our marinesrwno do an excellent supports us and >mes 2,7 our marinesrwno do an excellent supports us and keeps ff our marinesrwno do an excellent supports us and keeps us * and supports us and keeps us safe allows us to do the safe and allows us to do the work we do on a daily i
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work we do on a daily basis. i want to thank the extended families. sometimes you aren't to bring yourfamily is able to bring yourfamily is when you serve but here you can and this is an incredible thing what i what i what i is that for 7 is that for a 7 77 7 77 773763755} {it of 77 77 point out is that for a lot of people around the world, may be a of in you first thing they know america and how we about america and how we treat and shout america and how we treat and how about america and how we treat and how we interact 9???" america and how we treat and how we interact with them and how we interact with them. you are the face of the us, you are the voice of the us, you are the voice of the us, in so many ways, and that is critical to our country and we go the world hear what a positive we hear what a positive we hear what a positive we have because of relationship we have because of that. i also want to our em - lo ed staff, these locally employed staff, these are men women who work are men and women who work for us. do we have any here today? translation: _ translation: auxodeu ~ ~ . || who works translation: au ouejecem -whowfish translation: au ouejecem - who works for us? i panama who works for us? applause it would be impossible for us to the we did without to do the work we did without you. it to do the work we did without ou. ., , translation: it would be impossible _ translation: it would be - impossible - without you. impossible to work without you. i impossible to work without you. i heard — impossible to work without you. i heard a — impossible to work without you.
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icandace to candace laing. apologies for the interruptions there. we were talking about the tariffs and i was asking you about your perspective on those countermeasures and if they could be effective. just countermeasures and if they could be effective.— could be effective. just to ick u- could be effective. just to pick up where _ could be effective. just to pick up where we - could be effective. just to pick up where we left - could be effective. just to pick up where we left off, i could be effective. just to l pick up where we left off, i mean, i think canada has been very thoughtful about our response and at the end of the day and escalated trade war, i mean, we feel we are already in a trade war, but that is just so damaging to citizens on both sides of the border. the costs of these are really on the shoulders of consumers, of the farmers. if
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shoulders of consumers, of the farmers. i a stand, and are taking a stand, and hoping to find a way through it to find a way through this. it is very because is very disappointing, because was formerly on dar; day was a inauguration day was a to process inauguration day was a is process to commitment to a process to review the trade agreement by —=7 1st of 77 7 1st of april. 77 1st of april. so77this 'umps out in jumps out in front reallyjumps out in front of that and then from canada's perspective, and i think what you just heard, they have filed against this. but we have a trade agreement. it is for renewal next we anticipated ”year. we anticipated to start ”year. we anticipated to start on that discussions to st= - . ear. ., ., this year.,, , recession when we were in your speaking earlier. in your position as ceo of the position as the ceo of the chamber �* commerce there, chamber of commerce there, what are businesses saying to you about impactful this
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be? %?ti?i% business data has so; 1: - business data has modelled full impact of a 25% the full impact of a 25% reciprocated tariff scenario. that really has us facing a recession. perhaps even as as mid we know it early as mid year. we know it will impact our gdp by 2.6%. it also impacts the gdp of the states by $467 billion theirgdp, their gdp, which is why of their gdp, which is why think it is so frustrating that this is so mutually destructive we find ourselves that we actually find ourselves in position which in this position today, which is unravelling, you in this position today, which decades of trade partnership and a that has and a relationship that has resulted in integrated rssllg rosettes in integrated ' ' ' ~ ' supply chains. and fa ct fact that integration of the chains, we 777777cha7ins,7we7wi7ll7777 7 77 7 7 7 777777777cha7ins77777we77wi7ll777777h7ow 77 7 7 7 e7e-= play oat os—— ass is 7play out over the next iy=
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z �* days.7 if you few days. you know... if you look at of canada to less at the sxssrt'sf'esnass ts wwww’ www us, took. at the sxssrt'sfésnass ts ' ~ ~ ~ us, might the us, president trump might speak of them in terms of finished product, but 70% of what canada sent the us what canada sent to the us support manufacturing actuallysupport manufacturing 1.4 million jobs and support 1.4 millionjobs in the us. so we will see how long they can the pain they can endure the pain or sacrifice that he of them sacrifice that he asked of them in his post this morning. candace laing, thank you for 7 �*time7 7 7 7 �*time7 here 7 7 77 �*time7here7 bbc 7 77 �*time7 here 7 bbc news. hundreds of palestinians have been reunited with their families in gaza, after being released from prison in israel yesterday. while many of the palestinians had been convicted by israel of offences including murder, hundreds were being held without charge. hundreds of palestinians have been reunited
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joyous scenes in gaza as more than 100 men, all of whom israel describes as terrorists, were released most of them were never charged with any offences. of men during the war. a war he survived, but not his family. translation: | got outj of prison and discovered that my wife, my daughter, my sister—in—law, and my nephew were all killed. i used to tell the guys that when we get out of prison we have to expect the worst news. now with his surviving children, ahmad says he wasn't in jail without facing charges or trial. that killed many israelis. now treated like a returning hero.
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and hamas's deliberate show of strength at every hostage hand over in gaza angers those in israel who want but many in israel welcome a pause in fighting. been exchanged so far under this deal. it is a ceasefire that most people on both sides an extension to phase two is by no means guaranteed. we don't want war. there are 79 more hostages inside gaza. they all have to come out. the process must continue. and gaza allows a small number of critically ill
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this is a criticaljuncture. a resumption of war in gaza or the extension of a fragile truce. wyre davies — bbc news. countries, as m23 rebels advance toward the provincial capital, bukavu. are stocking up on food and essentials, while others are now about a hundred kilometres from the provincial capital bukavu, after capturing goma last week. the rwandan government has denied supporting the m23 and having its troops in the country.
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the conflict started to just about a week ago 2 people o oooeeezsesees—e’eooo o ooo o o o o oooo o o 7 people left some 77 7 7 77s7o7me7f7l7e7d 7 77 77 7 7 7 7s7o7me7f7l7e7d £077 homes. someofled to countries such as neighbouring countries such as some went to rwanda. went to others went to different parts of the what we do know —e far that over 700 people ie!!!- m since last have been killed since last week and nearly 3000 is according to 7 is according to repor7ts this is according to reports the united nations. this is according to reports - the united nations. from the united nations. they are - great _ from the united nations. they are - great risk, - from the united nations. they are - great risk, then, . from the united nations. they are - great risk, then, it. are facing great risk, then, it sounds like.— are facing great risk, then, it soundslike. ., . ., humanitarian i agencies, seen humanitarian aid agencies, very loudly to so many people 7: 7s7t7ruggling. —— glidgghhgfiitér 7 7struggling. ——7for sure. are struggtingo——————fer see fw— are struggtingo——————fer see , are struggling to get the? if??? sh�*jfifil'fifi t? sst’ 7777 777 77 77 777 medicine, the? efe eh�*jeel'fie te eet7 7777 "7 77 77 "7 medicine, and thee efe effeeel'he te eet7 7777 "7 77 77 "7 medicine, and essentials thee efe effeeel'he te eet7 7777 "7 77 77 "7 i community|d essentials thee efe effeeel'he te eet7 7777 "7 77 77 "7 icommunityid essen the
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togtjjis community because the was attacked last area which was attacked last week is cut off. some humanitarian aid agencies have sent out their work is to try and help these particular many of them are going 7t73—ze7 and days7 food 7 and days7 food or7 weeksanddaysrwithoutf .. a weeksanddaysawithoutf as a water. can you give us an u date water. can you give us an update on _ water. can you give us an update on the _ water. can you give us an update on the fighting - water. can you give us an - update on the fighting itself? what we do know is the m23 what we do know is that the m23 is to advance to the 7 77 city bukavu. 77 city bukavu. they southern city of bukavu. they are on record saying they want make their 7 77 7 make their wa7y 77 make their wa7y t7o 7 char to make their way to can char because they to sell because they want to change the —— can we have tried to prevent them from getting too bukavu. it would be a strategic city if they were to i that. they were to take hold of that. rewind on the other hand has out to that the come outotosay thatthe armies fighting alongside congo are fighting alongside congo they had to ghd this is a7nd this is they
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rewind and this is why they taking strategic positions were taking strategic positions on the on friday did gggthe border. on friday we did presidents of the southern see presidents of the southern african development community saying they are coming forward saying they are standing together with democratic republic of the in order to repel these congo in order to repel these rebels. ., ~ thousands of people in the area have been told severe weather warnings are also in place across many parts of north queensland for what meteorologists say that death about 100 kilometres north of townsville. the lady was being rescued by
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emergency services when the capsized and she died in boat capsized and she died in that incident. it is part of a wider rescue effort going on across that part of queensland. of gi tonnsgiiie. gi townsgiiie. which m is about four hours drive s. of where i am at the moment, is llettin ii 7 77777 777 727 777777777 777777777 7 getting inundated. hours'1- inundated. —— hours' drive ndated. —— hours' drive to ated. —— hours' drive to the i. —— �*hours' drive to the south four hours' drive to the south where i am at the moment. of where i am at the moment. there has been torrential rain in this part of australia since the back end of last week and the back end of last week and the forecast is there will be a lot more to real concern floodingcould 7 floodingcouldbe 7 7 7 flooding co77uld7be some -ee the worst 7 the worst we've seen the worst we'7ve seen this of the worst we've seen in this region in decades. the grammys, takes place this evening in los angeles. with the city still reeling from last month's devastating wildfires. has won four times.
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