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Carney: Canada will hit U.S. steel, dairy, electronics from Sept. 8
Confirmed
What we know
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday that Ottawa will impose retaliatory tariffs beginning Sept. 8 after U.S. 50% duties on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods took effect at midnight.
Speaking from Parliament in Ottawa, Carney said Canada will match the new U.S. tariffs “dollar for dollar,” naming U.S. steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics among the targets. Asked whether Canada was in a trade war, Carney said: “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.” He said last-minute U.S. changes to a near-deal were unfair and uneconomic, and that Ottawa had suspended talks.
What's confirmed
- Reuters reported Carney’s Saturday announcement that Canadian counter-tariffs take effect Sept. 8 and will cover U.S. steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.
- Multiple outlets carried Carney’s statement that Canada will match Washington’s new tariffs dollar for dollar.
- Wire coverage said the U.S. 50% tariffs that took effect early Saturday cover about $20 billion of Canadian exports and do not exempt USMCA-covered goods in the targeted basket.
- Officials on both sides indicated no additional bilateral trade talks were scheduled after the overnight collapse.
What's still developing
- Ottawa said fuller product lists and support measures for hit Canadian industries would be released in coming days.
- Provincial buy-in and any U.S. counter-response before Sept. 8 remained unsettled in Saturday evening coverage.
- Whether either capital reopens talks before retaliation begins was not clear from official statements.
Sources
- Reuters — Carney Sept. 8 retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel, electronics and other goods link
- Nikkei Asia / Reuters — Ottawa retaliation list and USMCA context link
- The Independent — Dollar-for-dollar pledge and talks collapse framing link
- LBC — Carney “miscalculation” remarks and Sept. 8 timeline link
- RTÉ — Carney Saturday trade “war” framing link