Canadian PM Carney says new US tariffs are 'designed to hurt us and divide us'
"We cannot accept what they've offered, and we will not give what they've asked," Carney said during a speech outlining Canada's position on the trade dispute with the US.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that a fresh wave of US tariffs on Canada is a "miscalculation" designed to "hurt and divide us". According to MyJoyOnline Ghana and KahawaTungu, Carney stated that the US asked too much and offered too little during trade talks, which broke down late on Friday.
The collapse of the trade talks has resulted in new 50% US tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, including wine, dairy, cement, clothing, and hockey equipment, covering about $20bn of Canadian imports. Canada will retaliate "dollar-for-dollar" from 8 September, including levies on steel, dairy, appliances, and electronics, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana and KahawaTungu.
Carney briefed Canada's premiers on the abandoned deal and tariff relief, and some premiers, such as Ontario's Doug Ford, have expressed support for Carney's decision to walk away from the deal, stating that it was a bad deal for Ontario and Canada. Global News also reported that Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew agreed that Canada should adopt a harsh position on the US. US President Donald Trump has yet to comment on the situation.
Brief written by urgent.news from Euronews, MyJoyOnline Ghana, Global News, KahawaTungu, Winnipeg Free Press — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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