Canada’s counter-tariffs take effect on US goods
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he suspended trade talks with the Trump administration after 'unfair' terms were proposed. (AFP Photo)
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in U.S. products took effect on Sept. 8, as a trade war between the North American neighbors heats up.
The announced duties of 15 percent, 25 percent and 50 percent apply to $20 billion in imports from the United States, covering steel and aluminum products as well as dairy goods like cheese. But Canada removed some seafood products from the initial list.
Ottawa’s pushback comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 50-percent tariffs on a similar value of Canadian products, over what Washington deemed as “discriminatory treatment” against U.S. alcohol, automobile and dairy industries.
