...experts believe the tariffs that take effect on Tuesday will tip [Canada] into a recession, putting hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk.
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“Sure, we’re going through a difficult time right now, and yeah, emotions may run high here and there, particularly around hockey games,” Mr. Trudeau added with a faint smile at another point in the speech. That was a reference to a National Hockey League game between the Ottawa Senators and the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, at which some Canadian fans appeared to boo as the U.S. national anthem was played.
“But I know we’re going to make it through this,” he added, “because we have the most successful partnership the world has ever seen.”