Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
21%
4 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Political watchers and economic experts in New Brunswick are keeping a close eye on the Democrats’ decisive victory in the U.S. midterm elections, saying while it could bring some relief down the road, it won’t happen immediately.
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it → keep → road
The Democrats won both the House and the Senate Tuesday night in a blow to the Republican Party and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Democrats → win → Party
“We have to wait and see but better trade conditions are always good for New Brunswick because we’re heavily dependent on the U.S. market,” said University of New Brunswick economist Herb Emery.
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Emery → have → Brunswick
“But whether we can get them improved fast enough to offset our own eroding business conditions through power costs and taxes and everything else remains to be seen.”
In neighbouring Maine, the trade war with Canada became an election issue.
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war → get → Canada
Maine imports billions of dollars worth of products from Canada, such as electricity, seafood and plastics.
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Maine → import → electricity
To help long-standing Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the days before the midterms, the president signed an order removing 50 per cent tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products affecting the state’s industries.
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president → help → industries
However, Collins still lost the race to Democrat Troy Jackson.
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Collins → lose → Jackson
“This ad hoc stuff around the border states, I think was good for the companies on either side of the border, but it doesn’t solve the bigger problem, which is creating an environment where there’s lots of opportunities for all kinds of businesses to access those markets,” said Emery.
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Emery → think → markets
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said Wednesday morning that her Liberal government is “looking forward to building relationships” with newly elected U.S. officials.
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government → say → officials
Holt, in a brief statement to The Canadian Press, said she expects “their leadership will result in improved trade conditions for (New Brunswick) entrepreneurs and workers.”
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leadership → say → entrepreneurs
Nationally, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that Canada’s focus on diversifying trade “hasn’t changed” despite the midterm results.
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focus → say → results
Experts say existing U.S. laws still give Trump considerable power to maintain tariffs or even impose new ones.
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laws → say → ones
“I would be prepared for more volatility,” said Tom Bateman, a political science professor at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
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Bateman → prepare → Fredericton
Now that he is sort of like a political lame duck and abandoned by voters in their judgments on his congressional colleagues, he may be more volatile and unpredictable and reckless.”
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he → abandon → colleagues
Alternatively, Emery said Democrats could push for legal challenges.
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Democrats → say → challenges
“If they can activate the courts to consider it, then there’s a potential that the tariffs could be struck down and then you have the problem with what do you do with all the money that’s been collected,” said Emery.
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Emery → activate → money
Meanwhile, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said 43 per cent of surveyed New Brunswick businesses reported a high impact from U.S. tariffs.
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cent → say → tariffs
Nationwide, 40 per cent of independent businesses said they had to raise prices as a result.
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they → say → result
“We’ve got members that are telling us we’re just going to have to reduce staff and potentially wind down the business if we can’t find other opportunities,” said Louis-Philippe Gauthier, CFIB Atlantic’s vice-president.
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Gauthier → get → opportunities
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