The Carney government has urged Liberal MPs to avoid escalating tensions or provoking the Trump administration in public, the Star has learned.

Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian goods put Prime Minister Mark Carney’s stance on economic coercion, sovereignty and middle-power resistance to the test.

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls US tariffs an 'attack in a war' as 50% levies hit $20B in Canadian exports and Ottawa plans dollar-for-dollar