“Canada – USA Tariff Wars” – Page 4

Blistering

I’ve been following Canadian media and the “Elbows Up” circus on X. Having done business in Canada, including an acquisition in my industry, I’ve experienced firsthand its protectionist, near-monopolistic business culture. What fascinates me is the breathtaking arrogance, hostility and borderline vulgarity of those convinced America will collapse without Canadian oil, potash, lumber, electricity and, apparently, maple syrup. And please, spare us the endless whining about “But we had a deal!” Yes, you had a deal. That doesn’t mean every aspect of it was fair. You enjoyed privileged access to the world’s largest consumer market while fiercely protecting your own industries. American workers deserve better.
Washington should fundamentally reassess this relationship. If Canada prefers confrontation over cooperation, America should reduce its dependence, prioritize American workers and defend its economic, strategic and national security interests across North America.
I’m sure there are plenty of intelligent, decent Canadians. Unfortunately, the loudest anti-American “Elbows Up” warriors flooding my posts appear to have declared war on arithmetic, economics and common sense.
Enough of the entitlement. Enough of the lectures. Enough of pretending Canada’s leverage is greater than America’s. Want to pivot to Europe? Go ahead. Asia? Bon voyage. Build pipelines, sign trade deals, diversify all you want. Nobody is stopping you. Just remember that changing your political slogans is considerably easier than replacing your largest customer. And here’s a little homework for the maple syrup economists: Put down the syrup. Pick up a calculator. Show us the numbers. Who needs whom more?
Bring facts, not elbows, vulgarity and economic fairy tales. And if America is supposedly such a terrible partner, here’s a revolutionary idea: Stop obsessing over us and go find yourself another customer. Swipe left. Europe is that way. Good luck convincing Brussels to replace Washington. 🇺🇸🍁

— Adriano 〡 NYC 〡 London 〡 Milano (@ashatku) October 7, 2026

h/t Clink9

by Blazingcatfur•October 8, 2026October 8, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CHARLEBOIS: New data showing Canada’s food boycott from America is all talk

Where is the American food boycott? And where is Canada’s agri-food trade diversification?

The latest Statistics Canada figures, which came out this week, suggest that both ambitions have yet to meaningfully change our dependence on the United States. Between January and August 2026, Canadian agri-food imports from the United States declined by 0.7%, compared with the same period in 2025. That might sound like evidence that Canadians’ determination to avoid American products is having an impact. But Canada’s total agri-food imports declined by 1.2%.

by Blazingcatfur•October 8, 2026October 8, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Don’t support Trump tariffs then blame Stelco job cuts on ‘act of God,’ minister Joly warns Cleveland-Cliffs

Canada’s industry minister said Wednesday Stelco Holdings Inc. cannot use the trade war to justify cutting jobs it committed to when it bought the Hamilton-based steel plant, particularly when the head of its U.S. parent company has publicly backed steel tariffs.

Mélanie Joly told reporters that the chief executive of U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs has supported steel tariffs and therefore cannot characterize the company’s plan to lay off up to 500 workers due to tariffs and market pressures as beyond its control.

by Blazingcatfur•October 8, 2026October 8, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

How the Canada-U.S. trade war could affect Canadian consumers

The Canada-U.S. trade war has reshaped Canadians’ view of their country, somewhat rekindled coast-to-coast-to-coast unity and dominated federal and provincial elections.

For more than a year it has been steeped in the national psyche, and just when we thought a deal was near with our friend-to-foe southern neighbour, we instead face a new — steeper — round of tariffs, bans and counter-tariffs.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2026October 7, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Ottawa gives Stelco’s U.S. owner 5 days to share plan to keep jobs

Ottawa has given the U.S. owner of Stelco five business days to share a plan to maintain jobs at the Hamilton-based steelmaker or face potential legal action.

Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs said last week it plans to lay off as many as 500 workers as it idles certain steel production at Stelco, which the federal government says violates “binding commitments” made when it bought the company in 2024.

In a letter to Stelco president Paul Simon on Monday, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Ottawa is prepared to seek a court ruling to enforce the agreement under the Investment Canada Act.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2026October 7, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Joel Kotkin: Hating Trump is natural. Destroying Canada’s future to get back at him is borderline insane

Donald Trump has clearly gotten into the heads of Canadians, leading the country towards a near insane alliance with a stagnating Europe and the Chinese authoritarian super state. This is a bad idea. Trump may strut like a would-be dictator, but he will be gone in two years and his imprint, if anything, will bring on a government that, if anything, will be much closer to Canadian values and norms.

by Blazingcatfur•October 5, 2026October 4, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Why Cleveland Cliffs’ decision to idle Stelco operations is ‘nation wrecking’ — and what Carney needs to do

This week’s announcement by Cleveland Cliffs to indefinitely idle certain Stelco operations in Hamilton is a tragedy.

Losing 400-500 well-paid union jobs will impact thousands locally, and losing critical value-added manufacturing capacity makes Canadians collectively poorer.

Unfortunately, members of the United Steelworkers (U.S.W) have seen this before.

by Blazingcatfur•October 3, 2026October 3, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

U.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott

Since the beginning of the Canada-U.S. trade war early last year, travel south of the border is still far from recovering.

In January of 2025, the month before U.S. President Donald Trump announced there would be sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, Statistics Canada found more than 3 million Canadians returned from the United States. That plummeted to about 2.3 million in January of this year, with a return to pre-trade war numbers still far off in the most recent statistics from April.

A normalcy will return.

by Blazingcatfur•October 2, 2026October 2, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

LILLEY: More proof that Doug Ford was right about threat of Chinese spy cars

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford called them Chinese spy cars earlier this year, some foolish people laughed. Now there’s more evidence that Ford was right and more reason why Prime Minister Mark Carney should reverse course.

by Blazingcatfur•October 2, 2026October 2, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trump ‘loves’ Canadians, especially Gretzky, but thinks Canada’s leaders are ‘very bad’

U.S. President Donald Trump says he “love(s) the Canadian people” but that the nation’s leaders “have taken advantage” of the U.S. for too long in his latest rant about the country.

Speaking at a White House event marking U.S. Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, Trump said that the U.S. was “so stupidly run” in the past because it “allowed” automakers to make cars for the U.S. in other countries, including Canada.

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: The percent of Americans calling Canada a "close ally" has PLUMMETED -36 POINTS

Americans who say Canada is a close ally — AP
2023: 62%
NOW: 26% 🤯

Canada is no longer allowed to rip off the United States.

While Donald Trump is president, PM Mark Carney will… pic.twitter.com/k6JLd2CQKv

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 1, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•October 1, 2026October 1, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

International Trade Minister meets with Greer, highlights trade war’s impact

Canada’s Minister of International Trade has met with the U.S. Trade Representative, the first meeting of its kind since talks between the two countries fell apart in August.

Maninder Sidhu spoke with his American counterpart, Jamieson Greer, Wednesday evening on the sidelines of a G20 trade ministers meeting in Milwaukee.

by Blazingcatfur•October 1, 2026October 1, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Tory MP Says Steel Layoffs Raise Questions About Closer Beijing Ties and China’s Steel Dumping

Conservative MP Adam Chambers says layoffs at a Hamilton steel plant should raise questions about Canada forging closer economic ties with China, citing concerns about Chinese steel dumping in the Canadian market.

Stelco Holdings Inc. announced on Sept. 28 that it would indefinitely idle finishing operations at its steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., due to “market uncertainty,” a move that could affect as many as 500 employees.

by Blazingcatfur•October 1, 2026September 30, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

A Trump adviser’s outburst and a new poll suggest Canada’s tariff strategy is landing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Canada is betting that Trump’s tariff fight and Ottawa’s retaliation will exact political costs on U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans in November’s midterms, it may be onto something: a senior Trump adviser just signalled that the White House sees the Canada-U.S. trade spat as politically sensitive.

Speaking at an economic conference in Washington on Tuesday, Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro had a few choice words for Canada. He likened the country to a rowboat and the U.S. to an aircraft carrier before asking whether any Canadians were in the room.

by Blazingcatfur•October 1, 2026September 30, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Trump says ‘very bad’ Canada is being ‘taught a little lesson’ as trade action escalates

U.S. President Donald Trump’s war of words with Canada continued Wednesday as he veered off a prepared script at an event marking Hispanic Heritage Month in the States to chastise Canadian leaders for being what he called “very bad.”

Speaking at the White House, Trump said the U.S. was “stupidly run” before he got the job because past leaders allowed automakers to move assembly plants offshore, including to Canada.

Trump on Canada: "They act like they're totally innocent. They're not. They were very bad. But now they're being taught a little lesson. In fact, we just named a certain lake Lake America. Lake Ontario is now named nake — and it actually passed" pic.twitter.com/zJP6WcUrff

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 30, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•October 1, 2026September 30, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Stelco’s U.S. owner to face ‘fullest extent of the law’ over layoffs: PM Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s federal government will “use all powers that we have” against the U.S. owner of an Ontario steel plant that announced hundreds of layoffs on Monday.

Stelco, owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs, directly linked its plan to cut up to 500 jobs in Hamilton with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada.

The Trump administration imposed 50 per cent tariffs on foreign steel under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act last year. Canada has retaliated with duties on many U.S.-made steel products.

by Blazingcatfur•September 30, 2026September 30, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"