Canada Hits Back At Trump's Tariffs

 

Our friend and major trading partner to the north hit back today at the mentally damaged Malignant Fascist's tariffs:

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on a swathe of U.S. goods took effect on Tuesday after trade talks collapsed last month, as relations between Washington and Ottawa continue to sour.

The duties range from 15% to 50% across hundreds of U.S. products worth a total $27.6 billion, including dairy, agricultural equipment, paper, household appliances and electronics. Canadian tariffs on U.S. steel, aluminum and iron products doubled to 50%, while furniture, motorbikes, clothing and some beauty products were among the goods hit with the highest rate.

Canada called the move a “dollar for dollar” response to U.S. levies on its own goods, which have been targeted by Section 338 tariffs. Its Department of Finance said it would protect Canadian workers, producers and manufacturers by allowing them to better compete with U.S. products sold in the domestic market.

Existing Canadian counter-tariffs against the U.S., including 25% on the politically sensitive autos sector, remain in place.

Trade talks between the longstanding allies fell apart at the end of August, with officials on each side blaming one another for the failure to reach a deal and publicly disagreeing over which areas they could not find compromise.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called for a boycott of Canadian airplane manufacturer Bombardier, posting on Truth Social: “NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!” 

The U.S. exported $333.6 billion worth of goods to Canada, and imported $381.9 billion from its northern neighbor. The pair share trade in many of the same sectors, including energy, vehicles, heavy machinery, aircraft, pharmaceuticals, gems and jewelry, furniture, clothing and a host of foods and drinks. 

Economists say that while the impacted goods are a relatively small portion of overall trade, small- to medium-sized businesses and those in the most-impacted sectors face a severe blow.

Ottawa announced a $7.5 billion support package for businesses and workers last month, extending an existing $25 billion it provided in response to the U.S. global tariff offensive, which began in April 2025.

The sociopathic narcissist MF's "dominance display" tariffs, targeted primarily at allies he thinks he can bully, are a prime example of the fact that he (to use a technical term) "doesn't know shit" about economics and trade.  It's also bringing joy to two countries that he's not targeting -- China and Russia -- whose leaders and autocracies he admires (one of whom he has a connection to that's, uh, more than suspicious).  The ignorant, erratic, self-sabotaging behavior of our fool MF is going to cost consumers on both sides of the border dearly, but the long-term damage to our relationship with one of our closest allies and friends will hurt long after the MF is gone. 

(Photo: Rob Gurdebeke, The Canadian Press)