Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods, Highlighting Trade Disputes with Canada
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Trump responded Monday by announcing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. And in a posting spree about Canada on Tuesday, Trump desperately claimed he “would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!” before pivoting to a post about how “difficult and unreasonable” the country is being.
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BBC NewsOn Monday, Trump threatened to hike US tariffs on Canadian automobiles to 50% as of 1 January. Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by accusing Trump of wanting to "destroy" Canadian industries including the automobile manufacturing and steel and aluminum sectors.
The Guardian USInstead, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister who has emerged as a rare world leader willing to stand up to Trump, said Canada had been “attacked”, and announced retaliatory tariffs on about $20bn worth of US goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment.
VoxOn Monday, Trump threatened another round of 50 percent tariffs on top of the ones he just implemented — this one targeting Canada’s auto industry, which is so deeply integrated with its American counterpart that large duties would do major damage on both sides of the border. By Tuesday morning, he had begun musing about renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” to spite Canadians. And throughout all of this, he and Vice President JD Vance had renewed their “jokes” about absorbing Canada as the 51st state.
PBS NewsHourCanada retaliates with tariffs against U.S. as relations deteriorate Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs against the United States as the two neighbors slide toward an all-out trade war. The tariffs will hit a range of U.S. products, from industrial goods to everyday items. At the same time, President Trump is threatening Canada with even steeper tariffs. William Brangham reports.
NPR NewsToday's top stories Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., saying that it will match U.S. tariffs "dollar for dollar." Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the country would apply tariffs of 15%, 25% and 50% on a variety of U.S. exports starting Sept. 8. The countertariffs will target steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics, affecting nearly $20 billion worth of annual imports from the U.S.
RealClearPoliticsWatching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clap back with toe-to-toe tariffs against the U.S., after walking away from tense trade negotiations on Friday, is so refreshing, it sent a thrill through international politics.
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All this means US consumers are seeing surging prices on all kinds of products – including toilet paper. My colleague Lauren Aratani reports that “The US accounts for more than 20% of global tissue consumption despite having only 4% of the world’s population.” And this outsize usage has grown more expensive. “Though American toilet paper and tissues are often made domestically, they heavily rely on lumber-rich Canada for raw materials,” she writes.
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As with so many other things, Trump’s decision to act against Canada is rooted in his profound ignorance, in this case his longstanding inability to understand how international trade works. For decades, Trump has claimed, falsely, that countries that sell more products to the United States than buy from the U.S. are “ripping off” Americans. He further conflates trade deficits with the U.S. budget deficit.
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01 New York Times The Real Winner of the Trade War With Canada China is the real problem, and Washington needs all the allies it can find.
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02 NPR News 🎧 The $20 billion in tariffed goods won't significantly impactthe U.S. economy , NPR's Stephan Bisaha tellsUp First . Canada is likely to feel the strain a little more. But if the trade war continues to intensify and goods like American cars and Canadian oil enter the mix, it would have a bigger effect. Bisaha adds that the $20 million figure is no coincidence; it's also the value of Canadian goods the U.S. will impose tariffs on. Despite the minimal effect on the U.S. economy, the year and a half of fluctuating tariffs has caused considerable uncertainty for U.S. businesses.
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03 The Guardian US Earlier this year a survey found that Canada, along with Switzerland, was the best-liked country in the world. We all know this kind of polling is about as scientific as a high school popularity contest, but at least anecdotally, Canadians have a reputation for being friendly and welcoming, respectful and polite. Many people would find it difficult to dislike Canadians.
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04 BBC News The Canadian tariffs will apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, ranging from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and cotton T-shirts, officials announced on Tuesday.
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05 HuffPost TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says his country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow south, helping fuel American cars, trucks and airplanes and supply U.S. industry.
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06 Washington Times Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further.
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07 PBS NewsHour Canadian trade minister says reaching deal with U.S. in best interest for both countries To discuss the trade war and deteriorating relations between the U.S. and Canada, Amna Nawaz spoke with Canadian trade representative Dominic LeBlanc, a central figure in negotiations with the United States.
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08 Vox But who is this even for? While the White House’s behavior infuriates Canadians — it is palpable on the ground here in Canada — it’s unusual by Trump standards in that nobody seems to want this conflict but him.
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09 National Review One Dumb Tariff (Among Many) In addition to the Trump administration, Canada boasts its own share of destructive protectionism.
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