Canada Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs in Tit-for-Tat Trade War

“We were attacked,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says after the Trump administration levied 50% tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. negotiators introduced last-second proposals that were “unfair,” prompting talks to end. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada will enact retaliatory tariffs on American products Sept. 8 after the Trump administration’s new slate of economic actions against its northern neighbor went into effect midnight Saturday.

Details on Canada’s retaliatory tariffs will be revealed in the coming days, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a news conference hours after the U.S. implemented 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods.

“You’re at war when you’re attacked,” Carney said. “We were attacked.”