Carney Vows Canada Will Match US Tariffs ‘Dollar for Dollar’
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will respond to new US tariffs with matching measures after trade talks with Washington collapsed.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will respond to new US tariffs with matching measures after trade talks with Washington collapsed.
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the US, matching Washington’s 50 percent levy dollar for dollar. The new duties take effect September 8.
Provincial leaders are pushing back as Trump imposes 50% tariffs on $20bn of Canadian goods, with one premier saying the US president cannot be trusted.
A Canadian House of Commons petition calling for the removal of US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has passed 171,000 signatures.