The Trump administration on Sunday warned that Canada would be “foolish” to think it could win a trade war with the United States, predicting a “devastating” impact on its northern neighbour.Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa broke down late Friday, putting into force new 50 per cent US tariffs impacting about US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods, or 5.5 per cent of Canadian exports to the US.Canada in retaliation said it would match US tariffs, with new levies notably targeting the US steel and dairy industries to take effect on September 8.US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Canada would come out worse from tussling with President Donald Trump in a trade war.The United States currently accounts for roughly 70 per cent of Canadian exports.“We’re great trading partners, right? But Canada gets the benefit of trading with the US way more than the US gets the benefit of trading with Canada,” he told the “Fox News Sunday” talk show.
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US warns Canada not to think it can win ‘devastating’ trade war
The Trump administration has warned Canada that it would be "foolish" to believe it could win a trade war, predicting a "devastating" impact on Canada. Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa failed late Friday, leading to the implementation of new 50% US tariffs on approximately $20 billion of Canadian goods, representing 5.5% of Canadian exports to the US.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-23 · 15:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The Trump administration has warned Canada that it would be "foolish" to believe it could win a trade war, predicting a "devastating" impact on Canada. Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa failed late Friday, leading to the implementation of new 50% US tariffs on approximately $20 billion of Canadian goods, representing 5.5% of Canadian exports to the US. In response, Canada announced it would match US tariffs, with new levies targeting US steel and dairy industries set to take effect on September 8. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that Canada would suffer more from a trade dispute with President Trump, emphasizing the significant benefit Canada receives from trading with the US, which accounts for about 70% of Canadian exports.
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Canada will match US tariffs, targeting US steel and dairy industries.
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New 50% US tariffs impact about US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods.
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US warns Canada not to think it can win a 'devastating' trade war.
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United States currently accounts for roughly 70% of Canadian exports.
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Canada gets the benefit of trading with the US way more than the US gets the benefit of trading with Canada.
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