Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail
Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talks
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the midnight deadline.
“Last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal,” Carney said in a statement.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/canada-tariffs-trump-trade-deal-talks-fail">Continue reading...- US, Canada fail to reach trade pact as Trump’s 50% tariffs take effect Gulf News —
- ‘You just can’t trust Trump’: Canadian premiers fire back in trade war | AJ Shorts 📹 Al Jazeera —
- Carney calls Trump’s fresh tariffs a ‘miscalculation’ after trade talks collapse MyJoyOnline —
- PM Carney intends to match U.S. tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ | CTV National News for August 22, 2026 📹 CTV News —
- US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail Bangkok Post —