Trump Threatens Bans on Canadian Goods After Ottawa Hits $20 Billion of US Imports
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Updated · CNN · Sep 7
Trump Threatens Bans on Canadian Goods After Ottawa Hits $20 Billion of US Imports
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Sep 7
Summary
Sept. 29 is the start date the White House set for banning a range of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and whey, with many of those products facing 50% duties until then.
Trump paired the ban threat with a warning to bar Canadian-made products from a major federal procurement program unless Ottawa opens its markets further to US companies and farmers.
Canada moved first Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of American goods after US levies began last month, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation if Trump follows through.
Trade talks collapsed last month after disputes over cultural protections, labeling rules and tariff relief, and Trump has since floated 50% auto tariffs and restrictions on Bombardier sales.
The escalating fight is spilling into politics and supply chains: Ontario has raised possible electricity curbs to US border states, while economists say consumers may feel sharper price increases by next summer.