Mark Carney said Canada will accelerate efforts to cut economic dependence on the United States as retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of U.S. goods took effect Tuesday.
15%, 25% and 50% duties now hit hundreds of American products, with Carney saying Canada is matching recent U.S. measures dollar for dollar while backing affected workers and industries.
Washington’s latest tariffs and threats after trade talks collapsed on Aug. 21 drove the shift, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has suggested the U.S. could block some Canadian products.
Formal negotiations remain paused even as officials stay in contact, with analysts saying neither side wants to look weak; Carney’s approval has climbed above 70% as anti-U.S. anger grows.