Carney says new Canadian tariffs on US goods will come into effect on September 8
Canada will mirror Washington’s new tariffs on steel, dairy and other goods, with officials saying support for affected workers is coming soon.
- Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada broke down on Friday, leading to the immediate imposition of President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods starting Saturday.
- In response, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on US imports across various sectors, effective September 8, as a dollar-for-dollar countermeasure.
- The United States claimed Canada rejected previously agreed terms and stated no further trade talks are planned, while Canada accused the US of making unacceptable last-minute demands that undermined its trade sovereignty, causing the collapse of talks.
- The tariffs affect multiple industries, with economic repercussions anticipated and support measures planned for affected Canadian industries.
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West Hawaii Today‘Attacked’ by Trump on trade, Canada is ‘at war’ with US, Carney says
OTTAWA, Ontario — The morning after he pulled negotiators from trade talks in Washington and set off a new round of U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney called the U.S. proposal “a bad deal” and said Canada was “at war” with the United States. The post ‘Attacked’ by Trump on trade, Canada is ‘at war’ with US, Carney says appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Ottawa. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that Ottawa will match Washington’s new “dollar-to-dollar” tariffs and accused US President Donald Trump of launching a “trade war.”
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several retaliatory measures, including steel or U.S. dairy products, after refusing the commercial "bad deal" proposed by Washington, which immediately threatened to overbid.
Trump accuses Ottawa of changing the terms of the deal at the last minute. Carney responds with new rates on American steel and dairy from September 8th.
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