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2026-10-02 · Aljazeera

Why Carney’s economic overhaul is clashing with Canada’s unions

Toronto, Canada: As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney races to make the country less dependent on the United States, attract billions in new investment and get major projects built faster, his economic overhaul is running into resistance from a group that says it wants many of the same things: organised labour. The latest clash, over the right to strike, comes after months of mounting pressure on Ottawa from Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump, since taking up a second term in office last year, has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods and weakened trade agreements – perilous moves as Canada has historically sent close to 80 percent of its exports to its southern neighbour.

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