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A worker operates a forklift in front of steel coils at the manufacturing plant of Ideal Roofing in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Lumber products are seen at Ideal Roofing in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Steel coils, which will be made into roofing, siding and HVAC products, are seen in the manufacturing plant at Ideal Roofing in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Canada Minister of Industry Melanie Joly speaks as Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne looks on at a news conference on Canada's response to U.S. tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Canada Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne looks at Canadian lumber used for packaging products, as he speaks with Ideal Roofing co-CEO Philippe Laplante during a tour of the manufacturing plant in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada's response to U.S. tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada's response to U.S. tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)