‘We will not back down’ 

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Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, speaks during a briefing on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, June 14, 2018. After a particularly tense week for Canada-U.S. relations, Chrystia Freeland said North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations will continue. Photographer: 

Canada’s foreign minister announced Friday that Ottowa plans to impose about $12.6 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods on July 1.

Canada is working closely with the European Union and Mexico, according to foreign minister Chrystia Freeland.

“We will not excalate, and we will not back down,” Freeland said.

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