By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-08-22 16:36:32 | Updated at 2026-09-02 18:56:56
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump speak at the G7 working luncheon, during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16, 2026. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Saturday that retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will take effect on Sept. 8. [
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“Let me be clear: We take this step reluctantly, reluctantly because we recognize that some of these measures will raise costs and reduce choice for Canadians,” Carney said during a press conference on Aug. 22. [
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The retaliatory tariffs were announced less than 24 hours after the United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on certain goods made in Canada, following the failure to reach a trade deal.
Carney said that by “rejecting a bad deal,” he remains confident that this path forward is in the “best interest of Canada.” [
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Both nations blamed the other for new demands that upended the talks. [Demands
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Carney alleged that in the hours before the trade deal collapsed, the United States attempted to “restrict our ability to have other trade deals.” [
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“We’re the partner of choice, in many respects, for countries around the world, and the Americans wanted to restrict that,” Carney said. “They had language that they wanted to restrict. Unacceptable.” [
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
accusedCanada on Aug. 21 of making “new demands and walk-backs of other commitments” before the collapse.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
