# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has welcomed the court ruling that has blocked US president Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade ruled that Trump overstepped his authority when he used an emergency law to impose tariffs on nearly every country. Carney says the ruling is consistent with Canada’s long-standing position that the tariffs were unlawful as well as unjustified:
Canadian prime minister welcomes ruling halting Trump’s global tariffs [SOUND]
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