US imposes import ban on Canadian alcohol and other goods
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- The United States will ban imports of Canadian products including alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles from Sept. 29.
- Canada has begun dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on US goods after Washington imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian products.
- Both governments say they want a deal, but no new talks have been scheduled since negotiations collapsed in late August.
The United States is banning Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motor vehicles as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods come into force, marking another escalation in the trade dispute between the two countries.
In a series of executive orders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said Canada was “discriminating in fact against the commerce of the United States” and ordered the import ban to begin on Sept. 29.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address that his country’s move away from the United States as its largest trading partner “will come at a cost.” Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods, including steel, clothing and furniture, took effect after midnight on Tuesday.
Canada is discriminating in fact against the commerce of the United States
The White House imposed 50% tariffs last month on about $20 billion of Canadian goods after several rounds of talks broke down. Canadian officials responded with matching tariffs. Both sides have said they would like to reach an agreement, but negotiations have not resumed since talks collapsed in late August.
The dispute has also spilled beyond trade. In August, Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America, provoking an uproar among Canadians and some Americans.
will come at a cost
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