Canada Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods
New duties target over $27 billion in US products as trade talks collapse amid conflicting claims.
Callum Smith
Canada has announced retaliatory trade measures against the United States.
Both nations target each other's steel and lumber products. President Donald Trump threatened Canada with a 50 percent duty, asserting the US northern neighbor is his least favorite country to deal with.
Trump also claims Canada had been 'ripping off the United States of America for years.' Kush Desai claims countless American workers, farmers, and businesses have borne the brunt of America’s lopsided trade relations, including with Canada, which has demanded total access to the American market without reciprocity.
The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Donald Trump claims the United States is giving 'serious consideration' to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Trump imposed the tariffs by reaching back to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden and Republican John Cornyn sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding congressional measure controls. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly instructed negotiators to walk away from trade talks last week.
Prime Minister Carney claims negotiations fell apart last week due to President Donald Trump’s last-minute 'unfair' and 'uneconomic' terms. Carney also claims the US had made ‘threats’ and demands targeting French-language protections and Quebec culture during tariff negotiations.
Jamieson Greer, however, claims reports that French language protections were up for debate are a 'funny fake story.'