There were several moments when federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney drew cheers and applause from a crowd of more than 300 party faithful during a quick stop in Kelowna on Tuesday morning (Feb. 12).

One of the biggest cheers came when he addressed the U.S. tariff threat.

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Trump's threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all goods from Canada, and 10 per cent on energy, has been paused for 30 days after Canada implemented new border measures. This week, the U.S. also threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all global steel and aluminum imports starting March 12.

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The federal election is scheduled for Oct. 25, however, opposition parties have threatened to bring down the Liberal government once Parliament resumes on March 24.