Canada says it will answer new US tariffs with matching duties
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa will impose retaliatory tariffs after Washington introduced fresh trade measures, escalating tensions between the two countries.
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs after the United States introduced new duties, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, describing the move as a response to a trade conflict with Washington. He said the measures would match the US action dollar for dollar.
Carney said the Canadian government was proceeding reluctantly, but argued that the US had begun the dispute. His remarks came as the two countries moved deeper into a trade fight over tariffs.
The comments followed a separate exchange in which Donald Trump said Canada wanted the advantages of being a US state. The US president has repeatedly pressed trade demands on Canada during the dispute.
The latest measures add to a long-running economic confrontation between the neighbours, whose trade relationship is among the largest in the world.
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