{"id":53488,"date":"2026-08-23T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T01:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=53488"},"modified":"2026-08-23T07:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T01:47:26","slug":"carney-calls-trumps-fresh-tariffs-a-miscalculation-after-trade-talks-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/carney-calls-trumps-fresh-tariffs-a-miscalculation-after-trade-talks-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney calls Trump’s fresh tariffs a ‘miscalculation’ after trade talks collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BBC:<\/strong> Prime Minister Mark Carney has said a fresh wave of US tariffs on Canada is a “miscalculation” designed to “hurt and divide us”, after trade talks collapsed late on Friday.<\/p>\n

“They asked too much and they offered too little,” Carney told Canadians on Saturday morning, adding the country was now in a trade “war” after being hit with punishing new US duties.<\/p>\n

The prime minister confirmed he would match US tariffs “dollar-for-dollar” from 8 September, including levies on steel, dairy, appliances and electronics.<\/p>\n

The collapse of the trade talks upends a deeply integrated trading relationship between two allies, with no clear path to resolution.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has yet to comment.<\/p>\n

Both countries were optimistic of a deal earlier in the week, but talks fell apart after both sides accused the other of making last-minute changes.<\/p>\n

Now that talks have broken down, Canada has been hit with new 50% US tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, in addition to existing US tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminium, automobiles and lumber.<\/p>\n

The new tariffs are limited in scope, covering about $20bn (\u00a315bn; C$28bn) of Canadian imports, or about 5% in total, including wine, dairy, cement, clothing and hockey equipment.<\/p>\n

The prime minister said Canada was retaliating “reluctantly” to protect its interests. Details of the counter-measures will be released in the coming days, he said.<\/p>\n

Leaders of other federal parties in Canada, including the Conservative opposition, voiced support for the prime minister, as have the leaders of some Canadian provinces.<\/p>\n

Tariffs – a tax placed on imports from other countries – have been a key component of Trump’s trade policy, with the US president arguing they will boost American manufacturing and create jobs at home.<\/p>\n

Critics, however, say tariffs have raised prices for American consumers and have disrupted and damaged the global economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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