Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

They are in addition to existing tariffs the US had already imposed on Canadian steel and aluminium, autos and lumber.Doug Ford, the traditionally outspoken premier of Canada's largest province Ontario, said "the prime minister has my full support for a strong response—tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar," following Carney's announcement.Canada has been engaged in on-again, off-again trade negotiations with the US for over a year in pursuit of a deal that would see the US drop or reduce tariffs on these key sectors. The US, meanwhile, has been asking for a number of concessions from Canada, including removing its remaining retaliatory tariffs on American autos and adjusting its dairy quotas to allow greater access for US cheese producers.It has also asked for the ban on US alcohol sales, imposed last year by most Canadian provinces in retaliation to Trump's tariffs, be removed.Businesses and stakeholders on both sides of the border had pushed for a deal to be reached, arguing that the new US tariffs on Canada will be harmful to both countries.The US Chamber of Commerce said earlier in the week in a statement that "higher tariffs would damage both economies, drive up costs for US families, further disrupt critical supply chains, and risk the 13 million American jobs that depend on trade under the Canada-trade-agreement" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="190832" data-entity-type="topic">US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement".A recent poll by Canadian firm Abacus Data suggested that around 36% of Canadians would support retaliating to US tariffs, while another 30% would want the Carney government to continue negotiating.