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Gitane de Silva on CBC: Trump won’t back down from threats, expect more escalation (including auto tariffs) On energy as leverage? Don’t. Most oil Ontario and Quebec burn comes from Alberta through the U.S. or from the U.S. itself. Tariff it and you hit ON/QC first — the provinces...

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