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Statement by Prime Minister Carney on the United States administration’s intention to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods
Today, the United States administration announced its intention to impose a new 50% tariff on a significant number of Canadian goods. This is the latest in a series of unilateral U.S. trade actions that began with the U.S. imposing a series of tariffs in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the free trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. These include tariffs on the Canadian auto sector, in violation of CUSMA. Canada, as is its right, has merely matched those measures. More broadly, in response to these measures and threats to Canadian sovereignty, provinces, ... (full story)
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