Fighting the bully: Canada hits back against Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has matched US tariffs tit-for-tat, risking further escalation of the conflict with the US. According to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, this move comes amid a growing trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa.

The trade dispute has also involved Bombardier, a Canadian private jet maker. US President Donald Trump said Bombardier would no longer be allowed to sell its planes in the United States unless it started manufacturing in the country. Trump stated that Bombardier's products "aren't good enough" and that if they want the US market, they must build there and stop treating America like a "piggybank".

Canada is set to introduce counter tariffs against the US. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how Trump would enforce the action or the steps he would take to bar deliveries of Bombardier jets.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Maverick — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.