Canada imposes counter-tariffs after US trade talks collapse
Ottawa’s retaliatory measures cover approximately $20 billion worth of US exports, as Prime Minister Mark Carney pledges to defend Canada’s sovereignty.
Canada’s counter-tariffs on approximately $20 billion worth of US exports have taken effect after trade talks with Washington collapsed, according to France 24 International.
Prime Minister Mark Carney described the breakdown in negotiations as regrettable and said his government would continue working to protect Canada’s sovereignty.
The supplied material does not specify the tariff rates, the US products affected or the response from Washington. It also does not indicate that the measures apply to all US goods.
The tariffs mark a further deterioration in trade relations between the two countries. Earlier reported remarks by US President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st US state formed part of wider diplomatic tensions, alongside his interest in acquiring Greenland and comments about the Panama Canal.
France 24 also reported Cuba’s claim that the economic damage caused by the longstanding US trade embargo had reached a record $8 billion. The source material does not independently verify that estimate or provide details of its calculation.
