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Keir Starmer to Visit Canada After Trump Raises Steel Tariffs to 50%

Following Washington’s punitive steel tariffs, he will explore deeper defence cooperation alongside efforts to diversify Canada’s trade partnerships.

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Sir Keir Starmer views Mark Carney as a potential key ally, not least because they are the G7’s only centre-left leaders

Overview

  • Keir Starmer will meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on June 14 to forge security and economic ties following escalating US pressure.
  • President Trump last week doubled tariffs on Canadian steel to 50%, triggering warnings of catastrophic job losses and factory closures across Canada’s industrial heartland.
  • Trump also posted on Truth Social that Canada must pay $61 billion to join his proposed Gold Dome missile defence system or receive "zero dollars" as the "51st state."
  • King Charles III addressed the Canadian parliament in Ottawa in May to stress the country’s sovereignty in dangerous and uncertain times.
  • Facing overreliance on the US for defence spending, Carney is considering Canada’s entry into ReArm Europe and publicly rebuked the UK government’s decision to invite President Trump for a second state visit.