{"id":179903,"date":"2026-08-23T18:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/179903\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:39:09","slug":"we-got-attacked-mark-carney-claims-canada-is-at-war-with-us-as-trumps-50-tariffs-trigger-trade-showdown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/179903\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We got attacked\u2019: Mark Carney claims Canada is \u2018at war\u2019 with US as Trump\u2019s 50% tariffs trigger trade showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/a> has declared Canada is effectively \u201cat war\u201d with the United States over trade, as President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s new 50% tariffs<\/a> on Canadian goods push relations between the two longtime allies to a new low. Carney, vowing retaliation, said Canada has the \u201creserves,\u201d \u201cresilience\u201d and \u201cplan\u201d to fight back against what he called an attempt to pressure Ottawa into a bad deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were attacked. You\u2019re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.\u201d
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Carney says Canada is ready to respondSpeaking to reporters Saturday, Carney described the latest US tariff action as an attack on Canada and rejected pressure from Washington to accept what he characterized as a bad trade deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were attacked. You\u2019re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,\u201d Carney said. \u201cThat\u2019s fine. We\u2019ve got the reserves. We\u2019ve got the resilience. We\u2019ve got the plan. We\u2019ve got the focus. We will respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The new US duties cover an estimated $28 billion worth of Canadian imports, including products such as beer, cheese and electronics. They are also being imposed alongside existing tariffs on major Canadian exports including aluminum, lumber, vehicles and steel.For Canadian companies and workers dependent on the US market, the expanded tariffs could create fresh economic pressure.Trump fires back at CanadaTrump responded Sunday with a sharp message directed at Ottawa, accusing Canada of seeking the advantages of close ties with the US while refusing to become part of the country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCanada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!!\u201d Trump declared on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada could become the 51st US state, an idea that has become another source of friction between the two governments.<\/p>\n

The president has also criticized Canada’s trade policies, particularly tariffs affecting American agricultural products.<\/p>\n

Carney calls it a fight over sovereigntyFor Carney, however, the dispute goes well beyond the price of imported goods.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a power play. And it becomes a question of sovereignty,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re a proud independent country. We\u2019ve got the right values. We\u2019ll make our decisions about who we want to trade with and how, and including on how we work with the United States and other partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney blamed the collapse of recent trade negotiations on last-minute demands from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

He also alleged that Washington was seeking changes involving Canada’s French language, Quebec culture and Canadian identity as part of negotiations over the tariffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is no longer about a trade deal, it is about a takeover of Canada\u2019s sovereignty and identity,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n

The disagreement partly centers on whether language and cultural barriers in Quebec create obstacles for US businesses seeking access to the Canadian market.<\/p>\n

Canada sets September retaliation dateCarney has promised a direct response to the new US tariffs. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs are scheduled to take effect on Sept. 8, with Carney saying Ottawa will match the US measures \u201cdollar for dollar.\u201d<\/p>\n

That raises the prospect of another round of tit-for-tat tariffs between the two countries.<\/p>\n

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has already warned that Washington would respond if Canada retaliates.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor decades, Canada has enjoyed the most favorable access to the U.S. market of any country. And from the beginning of President Trump\u2019s trade program, Canada has continued to enjoy the best treatment in the world,\u201d Greer said in a Friday statement.<\/p>\n

Trade war could become a political issueThe escalating dispute could also have consequences beyond trade and business.<\/p>\n

The Canada-US economic relationship is particularly important for states such as Michigan and Maine, where cross-border commerce is significant. The trade fight could therefore become an issue in Senate races in both states.<\/p>\n

Trump is using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose the latest duties. The provision gives the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 50% on imports from countries determined to discriminate against American commerce.<\/p>\n

With Carney declaring that Canada was \u201cattacked\u201d and preparing dollar-for-dollar retaliation, the latest tariff dispute is rapidly turning into a broader confrontation over trade, sovereignty and the future of the US-Canada relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared Canada is effectively \u201cat war\u201d with the United States over trade,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[46032,56888,4435,2560,56887,162,111,56889,46679,7963],"class_list":["post-179903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mark-carney","tag-50-tariffs","tag-canada-sovereignty","tag-canada-tariffs","tag-canada-us-trade-war","tag-canadian-retaliation","tag-donald-trump","tag-mark-carney","tag-trade-war-us-canada","tag-us-tariffs-on-canada","tag-us-canada-relations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}