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Carney: Canada will enact retaliatory US tariffs starting September 8
### **4. AL JAZEERA**
- **Outlet:** Al Jazeera
- **URL:** https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/carney-canada-will-enact-retaliatory-us-tariffs-starting-september-8
- **Exact Headline:** "Carney: Canada will enact retaliatory US tariffs starting September 8"
- **Exact Lead:** "The prime minister spoke hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of Canadian goods."
- **Quotable Sentences (verbatim):**
1. "PM Mark Carney promised retaliatory, 'dollar-for-dollar' tariffs after the US enacted 50% duties on roughly $20bn of Canadian goods on August 22, 2026."
2. "Tariffs would hit US imports of steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, paper and electronics."
3. "'We take this step reluctantly.'"
4. "The US 'asked too much and they offered too little.'"
5. "'You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.'"
6. "He said the US 'would... use economic integration as a weapon' and that sometimes 'its signature was written in pencil.'"
**Body Hygiene:**
- `body_chars:` ~3,800 (full article retrieved)
- `body_end:` "...said Carney cited 11th-hour US demands"
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**Verbatim Body Excerpt:**
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PM Mark Carney promised retaliatory, "dollar-for-dollar" tariffs after the US enacted 50% duties on roughly $20bn of Canadian goods on August 22, 2026.
Carney promised a "focused response" beginning September 8, targeting US imports.
Tariffs would hit US imports of steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, paper and electronics.
"We take this step reluctantly."
The US "asked too much and they offered too little."
"You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked."
He said the US "would... use economic integration as a weapon" and that sometimes "its signature was written in pencil."
```