OTTAWA – The United States is imposing a 50 per cent tariff on a range of Canadian exports starting Saturday, after the two countries could not reach a new deal before a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump.
Trump threatened the new tariffs in July to pressure Canada to move on a number of issues that were flagged as irritants to the U.S., including provincial bans on alcohol imports, tariffs on some American made auto exports and quotas on tariff-free U.S. dairy exports.
Crisis Carney’s big moment: selling “no deal is better than a bad deal” after Canada really, really wanted a deal
Catherine Cullen on CBC just admitted the quiet part out loud: Mark Carney now has to explain to premiers, businesses, and Canadians why the crisis he was elected to… pic.twitter.com/YHUUlvydSe
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) August 22, 2026
