{"id":652259,"date":"2026-08-23T13:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/652259\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:31:19","slug":"we-got-attacked-canada-to-retaliate-after-trump-imposes-50-tariffs-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/652259\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We got attacked\u2019: Canada to retaliate after Trump imposes 50% tariffs \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada<\/a> will impose tariffs on some US<\/a> goods in retaliation for 50 per cent \u200clevies on Canadian products, prime minister Mark Carney<\/a> said on Saturday, after trade<\/a> talks collapsed between the two neighbours.<\/p>\n

The \u201cdollar for dollar\u201d tariffs on imports of US steel, electronics and other products, to take effect on September 8th, mark a \u200bfurther worsening of relations between the long-time allies and major trading partners.<\/p>\n

The two countries failed to reach a trade deal<\/a> late on Friday, with each side blaming the other for derailing three days of intensive negotiations. The breakdown complicates the future of a US-Mexico-Canada free-trade pact.<\/p>\n

US president Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> new tariffs hit sectors including wine, furniture, dairy products, cement, clothing, fishing rods and hockey equipment, covering some $20 billion (\u20ac17 billion) of Canadian exports to the US. These duties do not exempt Canadian products under the three-nation trade deal, which has \u200bshielded most Canadian exports to the US in the last 18 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada will match Washington\u2019s new tariffs dollar for dollar in order to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses,\u201d Carney told a press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re at war when you \u2060get attacked. We got attacked,\u201d Carney said when asked a question about whether Canada was engaged in a trade war.<\/p>\n

Carney is one of the few global leaders to retaliate against US tariffs \u200cand \u200bhas pledged to forge new trade and military alliances, despite Canada\u2019s dependence on the United States for nearly 70 per cent of its exports.<\/p>\n

US trade representative Jamieson Greer called the breakdown \u201ca missed opportunity for Canada to partner with the United States,\u201d saying no new talks were planned with Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re moving forward with measures \u2060that respond to Canadian retaliation,\u201d Greer told Fox News. \u201cThey\u2019ve always had the best deal, and they \u200bstill would have an even better deal, but they didn\u2019t want that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"VehiclesVehicles cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-United States border in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Photograph: Cole Burston\/Bloomberg <\/p>\n

The White House, the US commerce secretary\u2019s office and the US trade representative\u2019s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Canada will impose tariffs on US steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, along with some products the \u200cUS previously targeted in Canada, Carney said from Ottawa\u2019s parliament building. The \u200bgovernment will release details on its response in the coming days, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot accept what they have offered, and we will not give what they have asked,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n

Trump had expressed hope \u2060that a deal with Canada could happen on Friday.<\/p>\n

But Carney said the US administration\u2019s \u2060last-minute demands halted progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent days, the US proposed \u200bnew terms that were uneconomic, unfair and undermined the net benefits to Canada, calling into question the reliability of any deal,\u201d he said, adding these demands included curtailing Canada\u2019s ability to forge new trade deals.<\/p>\n

Carney said Canada would announce support measures next week for industries hit by the new US duties, adding these measures could last years.<\/p>\n

The new US tariffs cover about 5 per cent of Canada\u2019s exports to the US. They could expose some vulnerable industries, such as softwood lumber and wine, to severe damage and lead to job losses and business closures, trade experts have said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be mobilising our network of businesses in all regions and all sectors to brace for impact and make the best of a bad situation,\u201d said Candace Laing, chief executive of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

Ontario premier Doug Ford, one of the most vocal opponents of US tariffs, supported Carney\u2019s decision to retaliate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad he didn\u2019t sign \u200cthat deal because it was a bad deal. It \u2060was a bad deal for Ontario. It was a bad deal for the auto sector, the steel sector and manufacturing sector,\u201d Ford told reporters on Saturday.<\/p>\n

One of the main sticking points was the treatment of larger vehicles.<\/p>\n

Three sources said Canada wanted favourable tariff terms proposed for light-duty vehicles to extend to medium- and heavy-duty trucks, something the US resisted. \u200cCarney said the US position would have excluded Canadian-made models, including Ford\u2019s F-350, F-450 and F-550 trucks and General Motors\u2019 Silverado, making Canadian production less competitive.<\/p>\n

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There were also US proposals that affected Canadian culture, language and sovereignty, Carney said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n

Carney was elected \u200blast year on a promise to be a tough negotiator with Trump, and remains broadly popular. Polls show most Canadians oppose making any concessions \u200bto the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanadians must stand united to defend our country against these unfair attacks on our jobs and businesses,\u201d Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the official opposition Conservative Party, said in a statement. \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada will impose tariffs on some US goods in retaliation for 50 per cent \u200clevies on Canadian products,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[41],"tags":[9,10,995,356,13,14,6,11,12,15,16,15847,5,7,8,1997,384,107,65,66,67],"class_list":["post-652259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-canada","tag-donald-trump","tag-featured-news","tag-featurednews","tag-headlines","tag-latest-news","tag-latestnews","tag-main-news","tag-mainnews","tag-mark-carney","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-trade","tag-united-states","tag-us","tag-world","tag-world-news","tag-worldnews"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117145075944603934","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}