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After Trump vows tariffs on foreign movies, the Canadian film industry says he's lost the plot

CBC.ca Tuesday, 6 May 2025 ()
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside the country, a move that could devastate the Canadian film landscape — but experts are scratching their heads over how such a tax would work, given how intertwined the global film industry is.
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