Canada Walks From U.S. Trade Talks Over 50% Tariff Threat on $28 Billion of Goods
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Updated · The Globe and Mail · Sep 19
Canada Walks From U.S. Trade Talks Over 50% Tariff Threat on $28 Billion of Goods
3 articles · Updated · The Globe and Mail · Sep 19
Summary
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada quit the negotiations on Aug. 22 because Ottawa "cannot accept" U.S. terms or make the concessions Washington demanded.
Trump had threatened 50% tariffs on nearly $28 billion of Canadian goods outside USMCA protections, after a brief three-day reprieve before the deadline failed to produce a final deal.
Canada then announced retaliatory tariffs on $27 billion of U.S. products and support for affected companies and workers, framing the dispute as a response to an economic attack.
Polls taken within days showed 70% to 85% of Canadians backed walking away, underscoring broad support for a harder line even as the economic damage from the new tariffs begins to build.