{"id":182811,"date":"2026-08-25T19:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/182811\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:48:26","slug":"canada-announces-20bn-retaliatory-tariffs-as-us-trade-war-escalates-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/182811\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada announces $20bn retaliatory tariffs as US trade war escalates \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Canada has announced retaliatory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/us-tariffs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/us-tariffs\/\">tariffs<\/a> on $20 billion (\u20ac17.14 billion) worth of US imports a day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\">US President Donald Trump<\/a> said he would raise duties on Canadian cars, in the latest salvo of the escalating trade war between the two neighbours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Finance minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne on Tuesday issued a 99-page list of hundreds of US goods that will face increased levies in Canada after September 8th, including steel, dairy products and agricultural equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cWhen the US asked too much and offered too little, we chose to stand up for Canadians,\u201d said Champagne, referring to the trade talks that collapsed on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Canada will impose counter-tariffs of 15, 25 or 50 per cent on the products, matching the rates applied to the same categories of Canadian exports by Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cOur dollar-for-dollar, rate-for-rate counter-tariffs as well as a multi-billion dollar support package will protect workers, farmers, families, and businesses as we build a stronger, more resilient, and more diversified Canadian economy,\u201d Champagne said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/economy\/2026\/08\/25\/dont-take-the-deal-how-the-us-canada-tariff-talks-escalated-to-all-out-trade-war\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Don\u2019t take the deal\u2019: how the US-Canada tariff talks escalated to all-out trade warOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Trump launched tariffs targeting $20 billion worth of Canadian goods that went into effect on Saturday after prime minister Mark Carney suspended trade talks with the US late the previous night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">On Monday, the US president increased tariffs on Canadian cars and automotive parts. &#8211; 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