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Canada Targets Steel, Fish and Hundreds of Other Goods as Trump Trade War Escalates
Ottawa will match new U.S. duties on about US$20 billion of goods after talks collapsed, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Canada escalated the trade war by imposing retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in American goods, including steel, dairy, and farm equipment, following the collapse of trade negotiations.
- President Donald Trump intensified the confrontation Monday, threatening new 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles and steel while demanding leaders 'fall in line' or face consequences 'far WORSE' than existing duties.
- China's Global Times praised Canada's 'Chinese-style counter attack,' citing US trade representative Jamieson Greer's comparison of the measures to 'the kind of things that China would do,' calling it a 'failure of US policy.'
- Canada announced a $7.5 billion support package for affected workers, while Michigan business owner Michael Howard II warned that tariffs hamper the 'ability for us to put food on the table for our family.'
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has pursued trade agreements with China to diversify, in a break from Trump's trade agenda, as Canada balances escalating economic tensions with the United States.
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Canada targets steel, fish and hundreds of other goods as Trump trade war escalates
Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar for dollar” counter-tariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month, in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes that have plunged the North American neighbors deeper into a bitter trade war.
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Carney’s government has also approved a $5.4 billion aid package for affected companies and workers. Learn more: The failure of US-Canada negotiations reactivates trade tension: Trump shoots tariffs at 50%
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