by Kevin Killough
Canada retaliated against the tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on imports from Canada with tariffs on approximately $20 billion worth of U.S. goods.
The tariffs impact hundreds of American products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics and farm equipment, the Associated Press reported.
The tariff rates run from 15% to 50% and match Washington’s tariffs dollar for dollar. They took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. tariffs could severely impact key Canadian industries and limit the country’s sovereignty.
In a video address, Carney said Canada’s tariffs “are necessary to protect” its workers, companies and communities.
“We can’t let American goods into Canada tariff-free while they charge our companies to export them,” the prime minister said.
“I don’t believe in escalating the conflict, that’s not constructive,” Carney noted.
“In the spring of last year, I warned that America is trying to break us so they can own us. And I promised that that will never, ever happen,” he added.
According to Carney, Canada has everything it needs to “pivot and prosper.”
“That pivot will come at a cost. There’s always a cost to action. But it doesn’t come close to the cost of standing still,” he explained.
Trump, meanwhile, has warned that Canada’s economy could collapse if Carney continued to treat him as an enemy, and the president threatened consequences “worse than anything that has ever happened to a Canadian Politician.”
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Kevin Killough is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
