DOJ told antitrust staff to stop working with Canada, then called it a misunderstanding

What we’re less sure of2 of 6 claims

• Medium

  Canada says it will match the new tariffs dollar for dollar starting Sept. 8

  Story attributes the commitment to Canada; Al Jazeera reports Carney saying retaliatory tariffs start Sept. 8, and Canada.ca lists the counter-tariff products, but it is a forward commitment

• Low

  The DOJ order came after (as a consequence of) the 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

  Desk's causal sequencing; the story supplies no official linking the antitrust pause to the tariff action