What changed in this update
The latest escalation comes after last-minute changes derailed weeks of negotiations between the neighboring countries.
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U.S.-Canada trade deal talks collapse
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Current state
U.S.-Canada trade negotiations collapsed before the deadline, a 50% U.S. tariff has taken effect on $20 billion of Canadian imports, and Canada has vowed to impose matching retaliatory tariffs 'dollar for dollar'. U.S. trade talks remain suspended after Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered negotiators to walk away.
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Guardian
Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail
Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talks Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the deadline of midnight on Friday. Canadian officials had worked hard in good faith but “last-minute changes in the US proposed…
BBC News – World BBC
Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse
In a speech on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada walked away from the negotiation table to protect its sovereignty.
NYTimes – World NYT
Mark Carney Speaks to Canadians After Trade Talks With U.S. Collapse
Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after he ordered negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.
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TIME
Canada to Match Trump’s 50% Tariffs, Dollar for Dollar
The latest escalation comes after last-minute changes derailed weeks of negotiations between the neighboring countries.
Euronews
Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar,' Carney says
"In recent weeks, we made important progress toward improving Canada’s position as having the best deal in the world with the U.S. However, that progress has not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians," Mark Carney said.
CBS
U.S. set to impose 50% tariffs on Canada after failed talks; Canada to match them
The U.S. was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney countered that Canada would match them "dollar for dollar."
NYTimes – World NYT
Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse
Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect.
Sky News – World Sky
Canada to match Trump's tariffs 'dollar for dollar' after trade talks collapse
The US has imposed a 50% tariff on $20bn (£14.6bn) worth of goods from Canada, which has vowed to retaliate against its historic ally.
BBC News – World BBC
Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
A new 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.
NPR – Politics NPR
U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse minutes before deadline for tariffs to take effect
Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart on Friday night, shortly before a midnight deadline for 50% tariffs to take effect on $20 billion worth of Canadian products.
