The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies.
Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
“Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement. The retaliation escalates the trade conflict and calls into question the future of a North American trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico that is crucial to industry in all three countries.
Keep US products out of stores here. That would have a much more sizable impact in my opinion, rather than tariffs on Canadians.
That would work, except now Loblaws is obfuscating the origin of products they sell, and they give big $ to Carney’s Liberals.
They split their donations 50/50 between the liberals and the CPC…
50-50 is what the cons call unfair.