{"id":2110398,"date":"2026-08-25T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2110398"},"modified":"2026-08-25T09:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:25:29","slug":"us-canada-trade-war-the-cost-of-fighting-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2110398","title":{"rendered":"US-Canada trade war: The cost of fighting back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78473189_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JLJ5<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78473189_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78473189_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78473189_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78473189_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi m1ho1h07 lofg86o blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the earlier proposed agreement &#8216;a bad deal&#8217;<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t icns9en idu7i8u lxmvniw m4xla6a rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">Image: Chris Tanouye\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/canada\/t-39628562\">Canada<\/a> is set to announce retaliatory <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-tariffs\/t-71496505\">tariffs<\/a> against the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a> on Tuesday, as relations between the neighbors nosedived following failed trade talks last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Washington \u200cand \u200bOttawa were racing to reach an agreement before<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">US President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> steep new US tariffs, announced in July, were due to take effect<\/li>\n<li>Talks broke down days after the US President announced the neighbors were <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-canada-reach-deal-that-pauses-50-tariffs-trump-says\/a-78421098\">close to agreeing to a trade deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The collapse in negotiations triggered Trump&#8217;s threatened 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods the next day\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Canada moved\u00a0to announce its own retaliatory tariffs effective September 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why is Canada imposing new tariffs?<\/h2>\n<p>While the US and Canada have shared one of the world\u2019s largest trade relationships, the recent talks signal a breakdown in relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States&#8221; is &#8220;not something we\u2019re going to accept,&#8221; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We learned during the negotiations that the Americans want to destroy our major industries, including autos, steel and aluminum,&#8221; Carney said, opting for an even blunter approach in French. &#8220;That was one of the main reasons we said no. It was a bad deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 US-Canada trade war: The cost of fighting back\" class=\"headline\">US-Canada trade war: The cost of fighting back<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-78486528\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"78486528\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/74269730_605.webp\" data-duration=\"06:22\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/DWVG\/DWVGENG260824_PartnerCutlerNew_02SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are expected to unveil Canada&#8217;s response on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>What did the US say?<\/h2>\n<p>Trump, on Monday, threatened he would <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-says-canada-to-face-50-auto-steel-tariffs-from-2027\/a-78487268\">impose a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel<\/a>\u00a0from January 1, 2027, and took to social media to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-hits-out-at-canada-over-retaliatory-tariffs\/a-78471618\">unleash a tirade<\/a> against the historic partner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 Trump hits Canada with 50% tariffs in major trade escalation\" class=\"headline\">Trump hits Canada with 50% tariffs in major trade escalation<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-78068649\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"78068649\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/75929938_605.webp\" data-duration=\"11:28\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/NEWS\/NEWSENG260722_CA_Tariffs-CMS_02SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;On trade, \u200cand in other ways, also, \u200cthey \u200bare among the worst nations in the world to deal with. They feel entitled, and \u200byet, WE DON&#8217;T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!&#8221; the US president said.<\/p>\n<p>Canada relies heavily on the US\u00a0as its top trading partner, with American-bound exports making up 70% of the country&#8217;s total. The relationship runs both ways, too: government data shows Canada was\u00a0the second-largest US\u00a0trading partner in goods this year, just behind Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>No further negotiations are currently scheduled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Rob Turner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to<\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 select us as your Preferred Source on Google\">select us as your Preferred Source on Google<\/a><em>, so you&#8217;ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/canada\/t-39628562\">Canada<\/a> is set to announce retaliatory <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-tariffs\/t-71496505\">tariffs<\/a> against the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a> on Tuesday, as relations between the neighbors nosedived following failed trade talks last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Washington \u200cand \u200bOttawa were racing to reach an agreement before<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">US President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> steep new US tariffs, announced in July, were due to take effect<\/li>\n<li>Talks broke down days after the US President announced the neighbors were <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-canada-reach-deal-that-pauses-50-tariffs-trump-says\/a-78421098\">close to agreeing to a trade deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The collapse in negotiations triggered Trump&#8217;s threatened 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods the next day\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Canada moved\u00a0to announce its own retaliatory tariffs effective September 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why is Canada imposing new tariffs?<\/h2>\n<p>While the US and Canada have shared one of the world\u2019s largest trade relationships, the recent talks signal a breakdown in relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States&#8221; is &#8220;not something we\u2019re going to accept,&#8221; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We learned during the negotiations that the Americans want to destroy our major industries, including autos, steel and aluminum,&#8221; Carney said, opting for an even blunter approach in French. &#8220;That was one of the main reasons we said no. It was a bad deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 US-Canada trade war: The cost of fighting back\" class=\"headline\">US-Canada trade war: The cost of fighting back<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-78486528\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"78486528\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/74269730_605.webp\" data-duration=\"06:22\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/DWVG\/DWVGENG260824_PartnerCutlerNew_02SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are expected to unveil Canada&#8217;s response on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>What did the US say?<\/h2>\n<p>Trump, on Monday, threatened he would <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-says-canada-to-face-50-auto-steel-tariffs-from-2027\/a-78487268\">impose a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel<\/a>\u00a0from January 1, 2027, and took to social media to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-hits-out-at-canada-over-retaliatory-tariffs\/a-78471618\">unleash a tirade<\/a> against the historic partner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 Trump hits Canada with 50% tariffs in major trade escalation\" class=\"headline\">Trump hits Canada with 50% tariffs in major trade escalation<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-78068649\" controls playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"78068649\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/75929938_605.webp\" data-duration=\"11:28\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/NEWS\/NEWSENG260722_CA_Tariffs-CMS_02SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;On trade, \u200cand in other ways, also, \u200cthey \u200bare among the worst nations in the world to deal with. They feel entitled, and \u200byet, WE DON&#8217;T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!&#8221; the US president said.<\/p>\n<p>Canada relies heavily on the US\u00a0as its top trading partner, with American-bound exports making up 70% of the country&#8217;s total. The relationship runs both ways, too: government data shows Canada was\u00a0the second-largest US\u00a0trading partner in goods this year, just behind Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>No further negotiations are currently scheduled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Rob Turner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to<\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 select us as your Preferred Source on Google\">select us as your Preferred Source on Google<\/a><em>, so you&#8217;ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/canada\/t-39628562\">Canada<\/a> is set to announce retaliatory <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-tariffs\/t-71496505\">tariffs<\/a> against the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a> on Tuesday, as relations between the neighbors nosedived following failed trade talks last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the US and Canada have shared one of the world\u2019s largest trade relationships, the recent talks signal a breakdown in relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States&#8221; is &#8220;not something we\u2019re going to accept,&#8221; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We learned during the negotiations that the Americans want to destroy our major industries, including autos, steel and aluminum,&#8221; Carney said, opting for an even blunter approach in French. &#8220;That was one of the main reasons we said no. It was a bad deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are expected to unveil Canada&#8217;s response on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, on Monday, threatened he would <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-says-canada-to-face-50-auto-steel-tariffs-from-2027\/a-78487268\">impose a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel<\/a>\u00a0from January 1, 2027, and took to social media to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-hits-out-at-canada-over-retaliatory-tariffs\/a-78471618\">unleash a tirade<\/a> against the historic partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On trade, \u200cand in other ways, also, \u200cthey \u200bare among the worst nations in the world to deal with. They feel entitled, and \u200byet, WE DON&#8217;T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!&#8221; the US president said.<\/p>\n<p>Canada relies heavily on the US\u00a0as its top trading partner, with American-bound exports making up 70% of the country&#8217;s total. The relationship runs both ways, too: government data shows Canada was\u00a0the second-largest US\u00a0trading partner in goods this year, just behind Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>No further negotiations are currently scheduled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Rob Turner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to<\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 select us as your Preferred Source on Google\">select us as your Preferred Source on Google<\/a><em>, so you&#8217;ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/canada-set-to-announce-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-goods-after-talks-fail\/a-78491819&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78473189_6.jpg&#8221;] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JLJ5 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the earlier proposed agreement &#8216;a bad deal&#8217;Image: Chris Tanouye\/REUTERS Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, as relations between the neighbors nosedived following failed trade talks last week.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what you need to know: Washington \u200cand \u200bOttawa were racing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,74],"class_list":["post-2110398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dw-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2110398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2110398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2110398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2110398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}