Canadian dollar-for-dollar tariffs hit U.S. goods as Trump antagonizes northern neighbor
Canada's dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on nearly $28 billion of U.S. exports took effect Tuesday, matching Trump's earlier tariffs on Canadian goods and hitting 629 product categories including Maine lumber, Michigan vehicles and Wisconsin dairy. Senator Susan Collins says roughly $170 million of Maine goods will be affected, though Canada exempted seafood including lobster.
Trump marked the holiday weekend by posting an AI-generated image of himself striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a hockey stick, captioned 'Get up, governor,' and by declaring Bombardier could no longer be sold in the U.S. Bombardier says it supports tens of thousands of U.S. jobs across 47 states, and Kansas Senator Jerry Moran has personally lobbied Trump on the company's behalf.
The tariffs represent about 5% of a trading relationship worth $879.9 billion in 2025. Talks collapsed August 21, and Trump's tariffs rely on a Depression-era law, Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, that has never previously been enforced.
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