Poilievre Calls for More Transparency From Carney as Counter Tariffs Set for Tuesday
Poilievre says Canadians need the full cost of Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs and the trade deal text Carney declined to sign, as measures worth $27.6 billion take effect.
- On Tuesday, Ottawa will impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods effective 12:01 a.m., as Prime Minister Mark Carney charges ahead in a trade war with the United States following the collapse of trade talks.
- President Donald Trump launched tariffs last month on goods ranging from hockey sticks and cement to honey after trade talks between the two nations broke down, prompting this response from Canada.
- Countervailing Canadian tariffs are set to affect American goods such as dairy products, plywood and sunscreen. These measures follow the bitter trade war between the two nations.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for more transparency from the prime minister regarding the costs consumers will face and the details of the trade deal that fell through with the Americans.
- In a Labour Day statement, the prime minister said Canada is looking to diversify its trading partners, emphasizing that Canada works best when Canadians look out for one another amid the dispute.
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The Latest: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $28B in U.S. goods take effect
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods — a response to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month — took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday. Here’s the latest. All times eastern. — 10:22 a.m. CBC News reports that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will consider imposing retaliatory tariffs
Mark Carney is still of the opinion that he made the "right decision" when he left the negotiating table with the United States.
"It's true that every action has a cost, but that cost is nothing compared to the cost of inaction," he adds.
The tariff war has entered a new stage with the imposition of Canadian counter-tariffs.
What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the U.S. as Carney retaliates with tariffs
Canada struck back at U.S. President Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada.
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