The trade war between Canada and the United States has ramped up after the former hit back with tit-for-tat tariffs. On Tuesday, Ottawa announced dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on hundreds of American goods in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion worth of Canadian products. Later, Trump told CNN he had added new conditions into the trade negotiations with Canada in the 11th hour, saying it “sounds like me,” when asked about Canadian officials’ saying U.S. added late-minute demands. The White House released a statement claiming it to be a “record of Canadian abuse” that included restrictions on U.S. goods and retaliatory measures. California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CTV News’ chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos in an interview on Tuesday that “it’s a matter of days” before Trump walks back his new tariffs on Canada before he “flips” and “tries to save face.” Key details: Follow along for the latest updates: Trump: Time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it is “time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore,” just days after trade talks between the neighbouring countries broke down. “I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you know, quite good,” Trump told Glenn Beck in an interview. “They don’t have anything that we have to have, okay, we can get by. I mean, there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient, but we can get them elsewhere. And it’s time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore,” Trump said. Trump imposed new 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion of Canadian imports on Saturday after talks between the two countries collapsed. Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington’s latest duties dollar-for-dollar. Reuters Read the full story here Canadian distiller pivots to Asia A Canadian distillery owner said he has turned to the Asian market to avoid the unpredictability of Trump’s tariff action. “The Japanese market is predictable. There are no tariffs,” Geoff Stewart, owner of the Rig Hand Distillery near Edmonton, told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. The distillery recently signed a two-year distribution deal in Japan after being forced to “abandon its entire U.S. strategy,” including a packaging plant in Texas, channels in Arizona and a contract in Alaska. Talk of removing interprovincial barriers to sell alcohol could make a “huge difference for all small distilleries,” Stewart said. “And all of a sudden there will be a lot of local products on the shelf that could replace the U.S. products that aren’t there anymore.” Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Trump may levy more penalties: Bloomberg The Trump administration is considering additional penalties against Canada, a Bloomberg report states. The report, published on Tuesday, quoted a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The official said the new penalties could lead to higher tariffs and other trade actions. The news comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on Saturday. The administration’s response was “expected,” the official was quoted saying.Trump has already said he would double auto tariffs on Canada to 50 per cent and add tariffs on auto parts, starting Jan. 1, in response to Canada striking back. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘Wrench between two neighbours’: restaurant owner A U.S. restaurant owner says the trade war reveals a “complete lack of understanding of small businesses” and their operations. “You have to rely on imported goods and especially our friends towards the border,” Julia Hallman, who owns a restaurant in Massachusetts, told CTV Your Morning on Wednesday. She added that she doesn’t yet know how the tariffs will affect her business. “It can change from day to day,” she said. “It’s challenging to not know what comes next.” She described her Canadian business partners as friends. “It’s very frustrating that this trade war is putting a wrench between two neighbours that should not be,” she said. “We’re embarrassed, to be honest.” Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Tariffs will ‘exact real pain’: expert Canada’s tariffs are “not politically neutral” and are “designed to exact real pain on Americans,” according to an international relations expert. “It’s going to take a while to bite, but they will bite,” Fen Hampson told CTV Your Morning on Wednesday.Hampson, who co-chairs a university expert group on Canada-U.S. relations, described the retaliatory action as an “eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth tariff war.” Ottawa should not increase its tariffs, despite calls from Ontario Premier Doug Ford to add an electricity surcharge or exploit exports like potash and oil. Export taxes are prohibited under CUSMA rules and adding them to the mix would give reason for the U.S. to litigate, “which they will do,” Hampson said. “It would break the rules that we’re asking the Americans to respect and it would obviously cost us very heavily,” he added. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘Trump has lost his way,’ Toronto’s mayor says Speaking to CBS News on Wednesday morning, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said the U.S. president is not acting very “neighbourly.” “I think that Mr. Trump should take a page from Dolly Parton. She’s loving, she’s generous, she’s joyous. That’s the way to treat your best neighbour and your friends, not just bullying,” Chow said. The mayor said the ongoing trade dispute will be painful but Canadians love to support local. “We are calling on American viewers, give a shout, give a call to your representative because I think Mr. Trump has lost his way,” she said. “It is causing chaos and uncertainty.” Codi Wilson, CP24.com and CTV News Toronto journalist Trump suggests U.S. added conditions at 11 hour: CNN In a phone call with CNN’s Jim Sciutto Tuesday, Trump suggested that the U.S. added new conditions in its trade negotiations with Canada at the 11th hour ahead of last week’s deadline. “That sounds like me,” Trump said. U.S. officials had previously claimed that Canada made new demands and walked back previous commitments during negotiations. However, Carney said that “last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.” When pressed on why he doesn’t deny Canada’s claims, Trump said he “doesn’t deny anything.” “They have to pay a fair amount, and if they don’t pay a fair amount, we won’t make a deal,” he said. “That’s fine.” Hunter Crowther, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘Matter of days’ until Trump reverses tariffs: Newsom California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he believes U.S. President Donald Trump will change course on his new tariffs on Canada soon, as he faces increasing political pressure back home. “Imagine the phone calls Donald Trump’s receiving from members of his party, not from those condemning him from my party,” Newsom said in an interview with CTV News’ chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos on Tuesday. “I think it’s a matter of days, if not weeks, the latest, where he completely flips on this and then tries to save face.” Newsom says Trump is “creating a lot of political pressure” for members of the Republican Party. Asked by Kapelos whether Trump’s trade policies have created permanent damage between long-time allies, Newsom said, “Trump’s not permanent” but concedes the negative impact may be more long term than he previously expected. “The fact that this damage may be more long-lasting than I had originally believed. That concerns me, but I understand it at the same time,” he added. Stephanie Ha, CTV News Ottawa News Bureau manager Read the full story here Which U.S. imports will be tariffed? On Tuesday, government officials told reporters that the list of tariffed items were designed to match the U.S. levies on Canadian products, with “individual product rates based on matching the U.S. rate for the same goods.” For example, tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the U.S. will now go from 25 to 50 per cent, as will tariffs on furniture and clothing. Other notable items being tariffed at 50 per cent include: The list of products being hit with 25 per cent tariffs include: Spencer Van Dyk, Ottawa News Bureau, writer & producer and Stephanie Ha Ottawa News Bureau, manager Read the full article here Previous days’ updates follow: White House alleges pattern of Canadian abuses The White House released a statement Tuesday afternoon that outlined what it described as a record of Canadian trade abuses against the United States. The statement, titled “President Trump Is Finally Ending Canada’s Free Ride,” reiterated Trump’s earlier claims that “Canada has been ripping off the United States for decades,” and went on to read that Trump is “done” letting Canada “get away with it.” According to the release, the U.S. offered Canada the most preferential market access of any country on Earth last week, including deep cuts on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, and more. “Instead of partnership, Canada chose unreasonable demands, walk-backs, and flat-out rejection,” the statement read. The release went on to list what the White House called a “record of Canadian abuse,” including restrictions on American wine, beer and spirits, Canada’s decision to retaliate with tariffs rather than continue negotiations, and its treatment of U.S. aerospace manufacturer Gulfstream, among other complaints. Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist PM Carney stresses ‘Team Canada’ approach with Opposition Carney stressed the importance of a “united Team Canada approach” in phone calls with other party leaders Tuesday about the state of trade talks with the United States. The Prime Minister’s Office says Carney briefed the Opposition leaders about Canada’s new measures responding to an escalating trade war with the United States. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told reporters in Windsor Tuesday that he would work with the government and other parties to respond to Trump’s “unjustified” tariffs. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said in a statement in French that Carney told him that his preference is to no longer discuss any compromises regarding supply management. The Canadian Press Read the full story here NDP leader urges PM Carney to ‘Trump-proof’ economy NDP Leader Avi Lewis is urging the federal government to provide more protections for Canadian workers in the wake of Canada announcing new counter-tariffs against the United States. Lewis said he spoke with Carney on the phone on Tuesday morning about Canada’s measures in response to the Trump administration’s new tariffs. “I reiterated the NDP’s support for Canada walking away from a bad deal and welcomed the relief measures announced today as a first step to assist workers and industries,” Lewis said in a press release Tuesday. “However, more action is required to make sure workers get the support they need and that we’re responding at scale and speed to the U.S. economic attacks. ” Lewis said the New Democrats are calling for the federal government to provide the following: • “Substantial supports” for employees in sectors affected by tariffs, such as wage subsidies • Stronger employment insurance providing more benefits and reducing the number of hours needed for workers to quality • An export tax on critical minerals and energy “In the long term, I shared with the PM that … it’s past time that we doubled down on a clear plan to Trump-proof our economy,” he added. Christl Dabu, CTVNews.ca journalist Ford open to reintroducing electricity surcharge Ford says he won’t cut off the electricity the province is sending to the U.S. but is still open to imposing a surcharge amid the escalating trade war between the two countries. “I wouldn’t say cut it off but surcharge for sure,” he told Bloomberg TV’s Joe Mathieu on Tuesday afternoon when asked about whether he was considering the move. Ontario first imposed an electricity surcharge in March 2025 in response to Trump’s tariffs but the tax was later suspended. “It doesn’t make sense to the Ontario people that when we’re under attack economically, that we’d be sending electricity down to companies and residents to keep their power going,” Ford said. He also reiterated that American booze will be back on Ontario store shelves once Canada and the U.S. have a “fair” deal. “I’d put the booze back on the shelves, and in a heartbeat if we had a fair deal and I’ve been saying that over and over again,” Ford said. Bryann Aguilar, CP24.com journalist Toronto mayoral candidate vows to rename New York, if elected If Trump is going to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America to spite the province, Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford says two can play that game. Bradford pointed to New York, which borders the Great Lake with Toronto, and referenced the state’s history in a video shared on social media. “From 1664 until 1776, it was actually called the Province of New York. It was a British colony and it was named after a duke,” Bradford said in the video, while sitting on a bench facing Lake Ontario. The colony was named in honour of James II of England, the Duke of York. Should Bradford be elected in the upcoming municipal elections, on Oct. 26 of this year, he says he will revert the state’s name to honour its colonial roots. “I’m even happy to send him a plaque,” Bradford said. “When President Trump retires, and he can’t retire soon enough, he’ll be able to look out his window, way up in Trump Tower and see the great Province of New York.” Jokes aside, Bradford says threatening to change the name of a shared body of water between two countries will not dampen Torontonians’ patriotism, who instead can fight back against the new round of tariffs by buying Canadian. “We can’t change what Washington does, but we can change how Toronto shows up for its own,” he said. Alex Arsenych, CTVNewsToronto.ca journalist ‘We’re always going to call it Lake Ontario’: Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked about the U.S. seriously considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. “That’s up to the president if he wants to change Lake Ontario to Lake America. I know Canadians, we’re always going to call it Lake Ontario,” Ford said in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Joe Mathieu. “That’s a lot of rhetoric again.” The premier added that more than a dozen states will be impacted if the U.S. stops doing business with Ontario. “He’s saying he won’t do a lot of business with Ontario. Well, let me remind the president: nine million Americans wake up every single morning to produce a product, a widget, or a service for Ontario,” he said. Bryann Aguilar, CP24.com journalist ‘Lake Ontario will remain Lake Ontario’: N.Y. county exec An executive of a New York state county located along Lake Ontario’s south shore said he is against renaming the body of water. “There are plenty of things that actually deserve our attention, renaming Lake Ontario isn’t one of them,” Monroe County executive Adam J. Bello said in a statement. “So, for the record, Lake Ontario will remain Lake Ontario. Ontario Beach Park will remain Ontario Beach Park.” Bello said Trump should focus his attention on making life affordable and protecting their health care. “Lake Ontario’s name is doing just fine.” Bryann Aguilar, CP24.com journalist Counter-tariffs create ‘less-than-ideal situation’: jobs minister Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu says while counter-tariffs do create a “less-than-ideal situation for any country,” the federal government has no choice but to stand up for Canada. “Look, it’s hard on Canadians when choice diminishes, and in some cases, prices go up because of that lack of choice,” she told CTV News Channel. “But it’s also really important to stand up for Canadian companies that produce these products in Canada.” Hajdu was among the federal ministers who announced on Tuesday morning, the implementation of tariffs on nearly $28-billion worth of U.S. imports that is set to come into effect on Sept. 8. The ministers also pledged $7.5-billion towards support measures for workers and businesses. “Tariffs are there to really emphasize that point, to make sure that our Canadian companies, manufacturers, and services have the most preferential situation in terms of people’s choices,” she says. “No doubt about it, they can cause economic pain. They can cause economic pain on our side of the border. They can cause economic pain for Americans who will be unused to the prices that will go up as a result of tariffs. But ultimately, we didn’t start this war, nor do we want to be in it.” Samantha Pope, senior producer, CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Manitoba’s Kinew ‘supportive’ of counter-tariffs Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is encouraged by the federal government’s plan to support Canadians amid the ongoing trade war with the United States, adding the province will soon unroll details about how it plans to help. After attending an unrelated event in Winkler Tuesday, Kinew spoke at length about the counter-tariffs with Carney. “We have to stand up for our sovereignty, our independence, our freedom as Canadians,” said Kinew. “At the same time, we have to have supports there that are going to help those businesses that are going to bear the brunt of being caught up in an unjustified trade war launched by the U.S.” Kinew met with industry and labour representatives Monday to discuss the concerns they have about the U.S. tariffs and how they will impact Manitobans. Devon McKendrick, CTVNewsWinnipeg.ca journalist Read the full story here Eby urges residents to boycott U.S. travel B.C. Premier David Eby made an appearance at a province-run liquor store Tuesday, touting an ongoing ban on stocking and selling American alcohol as one of the “key responses” in the trade war with the U.S. Amid the recent escalation from south of the border, which Eby called “extortionate,” the premier again asked residents not to travel to the United States. “Choose another place to do your tourism,” Eby said, also asking people to choose Canadian products. “If you can choose a Canadian product instead of an American one, please choose it. Right now, Canadian workers from coast to coast to coast need our support.” Eby’s news conference came on the heels of the leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives describing the booze ban as “not prudent or intelligent negotiating.” Lisa Steacy, CTVNewsVancouver.ca journalist Read the full story here Eby doesn’t rule out leveraging energy exports B.C. Premier David Eby said he hopes the federal government will continue to apply pressure in the escalating trade war with the United States — and didn’t rule out tariffing or restricting the province’s energy exports. “There’s lots still on the table for the federal government to have a conversation about with the with the president of the United States,” Eby said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg. Eby also noted that thermal coal from the U.S. is shipped out of ports in B.C., suggesting that is a potential missed opportunity. The premier also said he hopes the federal government will look more closely at non-tariff measures, including potentially halting a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet purchase. Eby is set to speak again at 5 p.m. ET at a provincially run liquor store in Vancouver. Lisa Steacy, CTVNewsVancouver.ca journalist ‘Consider CUSMA dead’ if counter-tariffs applied: expert The Canada-U.S. trade dispute could have major consequences for the future of the continental trade agreement, according to one policy expert. “If those counter tariffs actually go into effect on Sept. 8, you can consider CUSMA dead,” Hannah Thibedeau, executive Communications Officer at Global Public Affairs, said on CTV News Channel Tuesday. She said the two-week delay before Canada’s retaliatory tariffs take effect provides an important window to de-escalate tensions and potentially revive negotiations. “The good thing is … there is that off-ramp time frame,” she said, adding that the focus should be on how tariffs could affect Canadians’ finances rather than provocative rhetoric. Thibedeau said the key question now is whether negotiators can find a way to reach an agreement before the deadline. Archie Niari, CTVNews.ca journalist Moe backs ‘targeted’ counter-tariff announcement Saskatchewan’s premier is voicing support for the federal government’s counter-tariff measures. In a statement to CTV News Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe said he endorsed the “focused and targeted” response to the 50 per cent tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by the U.S. — affecting roughly $28 billion worth of goods. According to Moe, the new counter-tariffs will cover about $1.5 billion, or 11.3 per cent, of Saskatchewan’s annual imports from the U.S. “We are analyzing the counter-tariff list closely and working with affected industries to determine its potential impact on jobs and consumer prices, while also reviewing the federal government’s support measures to ensure they work for Saskatchewan businesses and workers,” the statement read. Daniel Reech, CTVNewsRegina.ca digital journalist. Read the full article here Ford reveals he told PM not to take deal In an interview with ABC’s Kyra Phillips on Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford revealed that he told Prime Minister Carney not to take the U.S.’ deal before trade negotiations fell apart last weekend. “No deal is better than a bad deal,” Ford said, suggesting that Washington’s proposed terms would have “bled out” Canada’s steel and auto industry. Ford struck a more diplomatic tone Tuesday after a war of words with President Trump a day earlier. The premier admitted to Phillips that the exchange got a “little heated,” after he told Trump to “kiss my ass” over the latest trade salvo. “I don’t want to make it personal. What I want to do is sign a deal and make sure both countries thrive,” he said. Phil Tsekouras, CTVNews.ca journalist White House posts ‘Lake America’ LEGO image In a post to social media Tuesday, the official White House page posted an AI image of a LEGO-style map of the United States featuring Lake Ontario renamed “Lake America.” Amid renewed tensions and a worsening trade war between the United States and Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea of changing the name of the lake Tuesday morning, saying in a social media post that the U.S. doesn’t “expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer.” The AI LEGO map does not include Canada, but rather appears to depict it as another body of water. Also featured on the image is the Gulf of America, which was formerly called the Gulf of Mexico, until Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 to have U.S. departments change it. That decision was controversial at the time and received significant pushback. Spencer Van Dyk Ottawa News Bureau, writer & producer Feds must negotiate before counter-tariffs start: Smith Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to get back to the negotiating table with the United States before its counter-tariffs take effect in two weeks. Smith says in a statement posted online that tariffs and counter-tariffs only risk further escalating the trade war between Canada and its southern neighbour. Smith says she appreciates Ottawa’s plan to support businesses and that her government is working to see if provincial relief is also necessary. Smith has been a holdout among provincial and territorial leaders when it comes to supporting Carney’s plan for counter-tariffs, after trade talks with the U.S. broke down Friday. The Canadian Press Read the full story here ‘United Team Canada’ A statement from Carney, sent from the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday, says he spoke with opposition leaders about the federal government’s response to the “unjustified U.S. tariffs, including the new measures to support Canadian workers, families, and businesses.” “The Prime Minister and the leaders discussed the ongoing response and underscored the importance of a united Team Canada approach as Canada works to protect jobs, build the economy, and stand up for Canadian interests,” the statement said. Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca lead morning producer Poilievre, Carney discuss trade dispute After announcing plans to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the two spoke by phone about the escalating trade dispute. In a social media post, Poilievre outlined several requests he said he made to Carney, including releasing the text of the rejected trade agreement, recalling Parliament and adopting an emergency economic action plan aimed at protecting jobs and lowering costs for Canadians. “The plan should scrap gas taxes until Canada Day, have zero capital gains tax on reinvesting in Canada, end the industrial carbon tax, green -light the 500 projects waiting for federal permits, and have ZERO sales tax on Canadian-made cars” the post read. Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘Good faith’ negotiations needed from U.S.: A.I. Minister Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon says dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs set to go into effect on Sept. 8 are aimed at protecting workers, the country and Canada’s sovereignty. Solomon, who was at today’s announcement on retaliatory measures, tells CTV News Channel the United States’ latest trade offer “was not a deal that was going to benefit Canada.” “That’s why the prime minister and the team walked away,” he says. “But we’re ready to go back when there’s good faith negotiations.” Pointing to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s colourful jabs at Trump, Solomon notes “people are angry and people are proud of this country.” “So I’m not surprised by the language, but we’ve got to be smart and strategic, and that’s what we’re doing with this—September 8th, dollar-for-dollar tariffs,” he says. Asked whether Canada will have to wait for a new U.S. president to take office before repairing the relationship with the U.S., Solomon was firm in his stance: “We’re not waiting.” “Let’s be clear, this is not a wait. We are moving ahead. We are going to build. This is business as usual here,” he says. “We’ve got to control what we can control, and that’s not sitting around waiting and twiddling our thumbs.” Samantha Pope, senior producer, CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos ‘Idiotic tariffs and wars’ U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, responded to Trump’s post about renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” saying on social media that “with American troops being killed and injured overseas, and our families and businesses paying more for everything because of idiotic tariffs and wars, this is what Dear Leader is fixated on!” Kaine served as Hillary Clinton’s vice-presidential running mate during her run for U.S. president in 2016 against Donald Trump. Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca lead morning producer, with files from The Canadian Press Trump shares ‘Lake America’ map After announcing his idea to rename one of the Great Lakes, Trump posted an image to Truth Social of the words “Lake Ontario” crossed out and replaced with an American flag and “Lake America” in gold letters. Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca lead morning producer ‘Most difficult and unreasonable’ In his third Truth Social post Tuesday targeting Canadians, Trump accused Canada of “‘Ripping Off’ the U.S.A. for decades.” “They have been charging our Farmers 400% Tariffs, and more. They have driven many wonderful U.S. companies out of business. For 10 years they wouldn’t certify Gulfstream Jets, until I got involved. They wanted 100% of the market for Gulfstream’s Canadian competitor,” he said. “I deal with many countries, and Canada is easily the most difficult and unreasonable. They feel entitled, but they are not a State, and will be entitled no longer!” Twenty minutes later, Trump made another post on Truth Social, saying, “Over the last 10 years, the United States lost, on average, 60 Billion Dollars a year with Canada. No more!” Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca lead morning producer ‘It got a little personal’: Ford After a series of heated exchanges between Trump and Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday, Ford told CNN Tuesday that the temperature needs to come down. “It got a little personal yesterday,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. In his interview on the U.S. network, Ford returned to some familiar talking points, emphasizing the importance of a strong partnership between the two countries. “It’s time to get back to the table and let’s negotiate a fair deal because it is hurting the U.S., it is hurting Canada,” he said. He called Trump’s threats to stop doing business with Ontario “a lot of rhetoric,” noting that the province is America’s third largest trading partner globally. Codi Wilson, CP24.com journalist N.B. won’t stop supplying electricity: premier New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says Canada’s trade war with the U.S. has not reached a point where her province would stop supplying electricity to Maine. Holt said it would be an extremely serious measure to turn off the power to communities who have been friends and neighbours to New Brunswick for generations. That’s as her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford warned he could cut off his province’s power exports to the U.S. entirely in an interview with The Associated Press. The Canadian Press. Read the full story here. MacNaughton warns against ‘rhetorical battle’ A former Canadian ambassador to the United States is warning engaging in “rhetorical battle” with President Trump is not something that’s worthwhile, and is urging politicians to instead focus on reaching out to Americans. In his own experience communicating with Americans, David MacNaughton notes many of them don’t understand the “depth and the breadth” of their relationship with Canada, whether it be economic or defence. “I think we should be getting out there, whether it be by social media or actually talking on American television and explaining the facts,” he said to host Marcia MacMillan on CTV News Channel. “We’ve got to do a better job of informing them and getting them to put pressure on the president of the United States, not thinking that somehow engaging in verbal warfare is going to make a difference. I mean, there’s that old saying about engaging in a contest with a skunk. I won’t get into the details, but you know what I mean.” For example, Ontario Premier Doug Ford saying he’ll be reaching out to governors and U.S. businesses is the “right answer,” MacNaughton adds. “We’ve just got to tone down the rhetoric and reach out to reasonable Americans who actually benefit substantially from trade with Canada and because of our defence and security relationship, too,” he says. “A lot of them believe exactly what DJT says. And sometimes he gets close to the facts, but not very often.” Samantha Pope, senior producer, CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos ‘I love French Canadians!’ U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning that he would “never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.” “This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec. I love French Canadians!” he added. French was listed as one of the key issues that forced Canada to suspend trade talks. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meanwhile, has downplayed the language-centred trade issues as a “funny fake story,” but said the sticking points came down to Canada’s push to get big streamers like Netflix to pay a portion of their profits to Canadian or Quebecois content producers. Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca lead morning producer ‘Lake America’ In a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, Trump said: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer.” It comes less than 24 hours after Trump said he plans to increase tariffs to 50 per cent on all Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts, and steel on New Year’s Day. Confronted with the news during a radio interview on Monday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded, “He can kiss my ass as far as I’m concerned.” The U.S. president previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a change that is now reflected on Google Maps. Codi Wilson, CP24.com journalist Read the full article here. Would never tolerate ‘Lake America’: Ont. mayor Mississauga, Ont. Mayor Carolyn Parrish says President Trump’s threats to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” are a “bit of a pipe dream.” “We’re not going to take that sitting down. We’re going to fight back,” she tells host Todd van der Heyden on CTV News Channel. “I don’t think it’s ever going to happen. We would never tolerate that. We’re more concerned about the trade difficulties we’re having right now than we are with name-calling and changing the name of lakes.” On trade impacts, Parrish notes small- and medium-sized businesses make up 97 per cent of Mississauga’s employers and 18 per cent of jobs are directly tied to exports to the United States. “They’re very nervous, and we’re very concerned about them,” Parrish says, adding that work is being done to put together a strategy to assist those businesses. For example, the city is seriously looking into using some of its emergency funds to reduce property taxes for some of those businesses, according to Parrish. Samantha Pope, senior producer, CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Poilievre says he’ll speak with Carney At a Tuesday morning news conference in Windsor, Ont., Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he will urge Prime Minister Mark Carney to put Canada first and release details of the proposed trade deal when the two speak later that day. “Let’s be clear: there are no national secrets in that text. It’s already been shown to the United States administration. The president has seen it. His negotiators have seen it. The United States has seen it. Canadians deserve to see it,” he said. Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist Retaliatory tariff details Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. today, multiple sources told CTV News. Prime Minister Mark Carney previously said dollar-for-dollar retaliatory measures will be in place after Labour Day but has not yet released details. On Monday evening, the Department of Finance said four ministers including Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will announce the measures Tuesday morning at a local business. Among those present will be Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu. One source told CTV News in addition to retaliatory tariffs, the federal government will announce an expansion of Employment Insurance (EI) to help domestic workers impacted by U.S. tariffs. The source also said the premiers are expected to be briefed on a call. With files from CTV News’ Graham Richardson, Stephanie Ha and Abigail Bimman ‘Fall in line’ U.S. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Monday with a pointed message to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford: “fall in line” or the consequences from the trade war will be much worse. The post addresses Carney as “Governor,” an ongoing jab the president has used to target Canadian prime ministers, including Justin Trudeau. Trump’s message also states that the U.S. is Canada’s “key to survival” and that the days of “ripping off our Farmers, and other Businesses, are OVER!” Elianna Lev, CTVNews.ca multi-platform writer Trade war may rattle states with key U.S. Senate races Trump’s trade war threatens Republican efforts to address voters’ economic concerns as control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border. “Imposing new tariffs on Canada is a mistake,” Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of Democrats’ top targets this year, said while campaigning Monday. The issue also puts pressure on Republicans in the border states of Michigan, Ohio and Alaska, and in Iowa, whose main trading partner is Canada. “Trump is escalating a trade war with Canada for his own vanity,” Michigan’s Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed said on social media, adding that his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, is a “rubber stamp” for such policies. The Associated Press Canada’s a reliable partner: LeBlanc Speaking to CNN on Monday, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said no one should be surprised that Canada is taking the steps it’s currently taking in the trade war with the U.S. “We would expect the Americans, in the face of such an action, to take steps to protect their economy,” he said. “So we’re going to do exactly that.” He added that Canada still believes an economic partnership with the U.S. benefits the competitive advantage of North America. “We think we can be a reliable partner and regret that we couldn’t get to that point of a deal on Friday,” he said. Elianna Lev, CTVNews.ca multi-platform writer Earlier updates follow: ‘It was a bad deal’: Carney Speaking to reporters following his announcement in Lévis, Que., on Monday, Carney said in French that the terms presented by the U.S were a “bad deal.” Asked later to respond to comments by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy that Carney will be forced to return to the negotiating table because the tariffs will be “devastating” to Canada, the prime minister said officials will resume talks when their American counterparts have “the right attitude towards their industries.” “Let’s be clear: there is an existing arrangement between our country that works,” Carney said. “It can be improved. There are ways to improve it, and we will work to improve it in ways that are to the benefit of Canadians, but also to the benefit of Americans and the people of Mexico.” “But an attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States, that Canadian industry is going to be disadvantaged relative to American industry, that we’re going to set up terms so that over time Canadian industry is going to face constant headwinds, that’s not something we’re going to accept,” he added. Spencer Van Dyk, CTVNews.ca writer and producer Trump to increase auto tariffs to 50% U.S. President Donald Trump is firing back at Canada by announcing he will increase tariffs “on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel” to 50 per cent on New Year’s Day. “Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS. Canada will be treated like a State no longer! On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform Monday. “They feel entitled, and yet, WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US! They do 95% of their business with the U.S., with us, the exact opposite! Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca lead morning producer Deal was not ‘in economic interest of Canada’: LeBlanc Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is standing by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to walk away from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade offer, telling BNN Bloomberg there was ultimately no “deal or offer that was in the economic interests of Canada.” LeBlanc said a series of developments on Friday led the prime minister to reject the proposal, citing concerns about tariff treatment for Canadian auto parts and vehicles. “Ultimately when some of these things were being retraded or the language didn’t give us a degree of reliability that Canadians expected. We concluded that the deal that we had hoped to get and that we had negotiated in good faith towards achieving simply wasn’t there,” he told BNN Bloomberg on Monday. LeBlanc also said the Americans sought to make last-minute changes to the agreement that would have restricted Canada’s ability to pursue free-trade deals with other countries. “They wanted tariff-free access to the Canadian economy, and they were proposing a series of measures in strategic sectors that ultimately wouldn’t have put us in a commercially viable circumstance, so we didn’t accept it.” Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist Doug Ford and Donald Trump exchange war of words Ontario Premier Doug Ford is slamming Donald Trump as a “dictator” and the “king of bankruptcies” after the U.S. president criticized him on social media on Monday afternoon. In a post on Truth Social, Trump referred to Ford by the name as “the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of the late, great, Rob Ford” before noting that Canada “couldn’t survive” without the U.S. Ford responded to the remarks at a news conference moments later. “I am not going to take any advice off a guy that is the king of bankruptcies and he is actually tariffing his own people, taxing his own people,” Ford said. “I am going to be reaching out to every single governor, every single senator and when it comes to the (U.S.) midterms I have a message to the Americans: don’t vote in a person that is going to kill your jobs.” Chris Fox, CP24.com and CTVNewsToronto.ca managing digital producer Read the full article here. Ford calls on feds to help province Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the federal government to help the province “withstand the economic pain” that will accompany a renewed trade war with the U.S. through a number of concrete steps. Ford told reporters at a news conference in Hamilton, Ont. on Monday that the federal government should “eliminate federal greenhouse gas emission standards for Canadian-made vehicles and exempt tariff-impacted sectors from federal emissions performance standards.” He said that doing so would save Canadian businesses “hundreds of millions of dollars in compliance costs.” “In response to these tariffs the federal government needs to work with us to take urgent action to strengthen the competitiveness of key Ontario industries,” he said. Chris Fox, CP24.com and CTVNewsToronto.ca managing digital producer ‘He can kiss my ass’: Ford lashes out at Trump Premier Doug Ford had harsh words for U.S. President Donald Trump who vowed on Monday to increase tariffs to 50 per cent on all Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts, and steel on New Year’s Day. “He can kiss my ass as far as I’m concerned,” Ford told Newstalk 580 CFRA host Bill Carroll on Monday morning. “We are going to go at him full steam.” Ford said he is considering putting an export tariff on electricity to make the U.S. “feel the pain.” He urged all premiers across the province to “start jumping into the fight.” “I can’t be standing alone on this,” he said. “Every single province, or majority of them, deliver electricity down to the U.S. Alberta delivers 4.1 million barrels of oil down in the U.S.” Codi Wilson, CP24.com journalist Read the full article here Vance says negotiations are ongoing U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that negotiations with Canada are ongoing and that the U.S. would press for fairness in trade. “They came in with a bunch of unreasonable last-minute demands,” Vance told an audience in Brewer, Maine. “I think that we should have a deal, but I think that we need to send a message loud and clear to the Prime Minister of Canada: stop taking advantage of the people of Maine. Stop taking advantage of America. It’s over. We expect fairness in our trade policy.” Reuters Read the full article here Hold out for ‘the best deal’: Holt Speaking to reporters on Monday, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt also expressed support for Canadian negotiators and said it’s important to hold out for the best deal possible. “New Brunswickers have been clear: we don’t want our province to make concessions or compromise who we are or the value of what we produce in the face of a deal that isn’t fair or in our best interests,” Holt told reporters Monday. “We want the best deal for New Brunswickers,” she also said. “Not just any deal, and certainly not a bad deal.” The premier added it’s impossible to negotiate a “fair deal” when the other side continues to change the terms, and said while New Brunswickers have already shown themselves to be loyal to local and domestic industries, now is the time to “double down.” “Every dollar we spend supporting New Brunswick businesses helps keep someone in our province working, and helps strengthen our economy,” Holt said. Spencer Van Dyk, CTVNews.ca writer and producer ‘Discriminatory tax’: Greer on French language sticking point U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said not only does he “like the Quebecois” and the fact “that they speak French,” he stressed he and his children speak French, with one of them born in Paris. Greer told CNBC Monday morning that language-centred trade issues connected to the breakdown in negotiations were a “funny fake story.” Greer said the sticking points actually came down to Canada’s push to get big streamers like Netflix to pay a certain portion of their profits to Canadian or Quebecois content producers. He called this “a tax, a discriminatory tax on American companies.” The U.S. has consistently taken issue with Canadian legislative efforts requiring streamers to make it easier to find local content in Canada, and to pay a proportion of Canadian revenues back into Canadian content. Greer, however, called Quebecers wanting to prioritize the French language and protecting national identity a “really valuable thing” in keeping with the U.S. administration’s values. Abigail Bimman, CTV National News correspondent Danielle Smith, Doug Ford discuss trade war Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford discussed Canada’s ongoing trade war during a Monday phone call. In a statement sent to CTV News, Smith confirmed the pair chatted on Monday. “As I’ve said in the past, cutting off Alberta energy exports to the U.S. would be extremely harmful to Canadians and is not a viable option.” “Right now, our focus must be on immediate action: supporting affected workers and businesses, dismantling interprovincial trade barriers, strong diplomacy and continuing to grow our export markets.” Smith says she looks forward to “discussing these constructive strategies” with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers. Melissa Gilligan, CTVNews Calgary journalist Read the full story here ‘We will never be the 51st state’: B.C.’s Eby B.C. Premier David Eby says Canada needs to “hit back” after U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs came into effect. “We like our American partners and friends, but there is a line. We are a separate country. We have our own vision for the country and for where we’d like to go, and we will never be the 51st state,” he told CNN on Monday. Eby argued Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S. is largely driven by energy exports and said the tariffs would drive up the cost of goods ranging from building materials to cut flowers and fishing equipment. “The rest of the world will say enough in terms of hitting your number one customer with a 50 per cent tariff and expecting that we wouldn’t do the same is bizarre. So we will,” he said. Kayla Thompson, CTVNews.ca journalist B.C. minister warns of job losses B.C.’s Jobs and Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey defended the federal government’s decision to walk away from the trade talks last week, saying “stepping away from a bad deal is the right thing to do.” “It’s going to be rough,” Bailey told CTV News on Monday. “And it’s scary for people. We don’t know what comes next with this president. He’s very unpredictable.” Bailey said workers in B.C., Quebec and Ontario will feel the effects of the new tariffs most acutely, with job losses anticipated across multiple sectors. In response, the provincial and federal governments are preparing a package of financial support for businesses, she said, including grants and loans similar to the assistance provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. Todd Coyne, CTVNewsVancouver.ca journalist. Read the full story here Canada to blame: Greer Jamieson Greer says Canada ultimately wanted more than Washington was willing to offer. Greer said Monday during an interview on CNBC that Canada had maintained restrictions on U.S. wine, spirits, dairy and autos, prompting the U.S. to impose targeted tariffs covering about five per cent of Canadian imports. He said there was significant progress in negotiations, with the U.S. offering to halve steel and aluminum tariffs and substantially reduce auto tariffs. He also dismissed concerns about a broader trade war. The Associated Press Mexico’s Sheinbaum seeks U.S. trade deal Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she expects to reach a trade agreement with the United States, echoing recent comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump. The push for a Mexico-U.S. agreement comes amid escalating trade friction between Washington and Ottawa. The United States on Saturday imposed 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian goods after bilateral negotiations collapsed, with both sides accusing the other of derailing the talks. Reuters Canada must ‘stand up strong’ in tariff fight The latest Canada-U.S. negotiations broke down after the U.S. sought greater influence over Canada’s trade relationships, culture and sovereignty, said Tabatha Bull, a member of the prime minister’s Advisory Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. “The U.S. wanted to have more control over us entering into other trade agreements,” said Bull, who is also president of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business. She said Canada should continue building relationships with other markets around the world. However, she urged caution as premiers call for stronger retaliation against U.S. tariffs. Bull said Canadians should look into how they can “stand up strong together” and strike back without having “more harm” on the Canadian economy. Archie Niari, CTVNews.ca journalist Tariffs ‘chiefly damaging’ to U.S. auto assembly The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association says U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to raise tariffs on all cars, trucks and automotive parts from Canada to 50 per cent in January will be “chiefly damaging” to the U.S. auto assembly. Flavio Volpe, who serves on the advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, explains U.S. assembly plants rely heavily on specialized Canadian auto parts delivered on a “just-in-time” basis. “They might have 24 hours worth of parts,” he says. “If you don’t bring the seats in from London, Ont. to your truck plant in Warren, Mich., then you’re not making that truck, and that means every other supplier to that truck line across the U.S. has to put their tools down.” Volpe says if the United States tariffs Canadian auto parts, they’ll have to accept an estimated $30-million bill a day, which the U.S. auto assembly will have to pay. “You can’t go to Walmart to get bumpers and steering wheels for Hondas. You either have a factory that makes them, or you don’t,” he says. “And so that threat actually isn’t real unless what he’s actually threatening is to shut down the U.S. auto sector.” Volpe called for cooler heads to prevail amid the collapse of trade talks with the U.S. Speaking to host Carolyn Jarvis on CTV News Channel, Volpe appears to reference earlier comments from Ontario Premier Doug Ford in which he said Trump can “kiss my ass” and that all options for retaliation should be on the table. “We should not react in the moment and invite people to kiss our rear-ends,” Volpe says. Though Volpe says he’d “rather have a fired-up premier than not,” and notes that he really appreciates Ford’s passion for the industry, he’s urging caution. “We’re dealing with someone who’s very thin-skinned in the White House,” he says. “To get him to de-escalate, it’s probably better to not tangle with him in the mud.” Samantha Pope, senior producer, CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos We are in ‘chaos zone’ A former federal cabinet minister says the fallout from the failed trade talks between Canada and the U.S. will be difficult for both countries, describing the current condition as a “chaos zone.” James Moore, who was a minister under former prime minister Stephen Harper, argued the U.S. tariff strategy is ultimately damaging to both economies, while accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of “unfairly” targeting Canada. “It’s awful for the United States and Canada,” he said. Moore also warned that domestic political pressures in the U.S. could continue driving the administration’s approach to trade. The former official also noted that Canada’s response has asserted its position but warned the next phase could be increasingly confrontational. Archie Niari, CTVNews.ca journalist O’Toole cautions against using energy Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is cautioning the federal government against using energy as part of Canada’s retaliatory measures against the United States. “I would not use energy because energy is a fundamental aspect to almost civilization,” O’Toole, who sits on the prime minister’s advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, tells CTV News Channel. “I don’t think we should switch off the lights of our neighbours, even if we’re squabbling with the neighbours.” O’Toole says Canada could look at other areas instead, including reviewing a potential purchase of American F-35 fighter jets, pursuing trade agreements with other countries and possibly revisiting the controversial digital services tax. Asked whether he agrees with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre that Prime Minister Mark Carney should reconvene Parliament and share more details of the deal, O’Toole says “yes.” “I think that’s a responsible approach for the opposition to take,” he says. “I think now that the government is coming up with a test, a series of responses, I think they should bring that to Parliament and allow the other parties and the country to see the response that’s going to come.” Samantha Pope, senior producer, CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos ‘Hit where it hurts’: Chretien Former prime minister Jean Chretien says the federal government should impose an export tax on certain goods, as a way of hitting back at the United States for its new slate of tariffs on Canadian imports. “If we want to stay upright, we have to hit where it hurts,” Chretien told Télé-Quebec in a clip posted online Sunday, before pointing to energy, oil, natural gas, and potash as examples of Canadian goods the U.S. needs. “That’s where we should tax,” he added. “The advantage of an export tax is it’s not us who pays, it’s the Americans.” Spencer Van Dyk, CTVNews.ca writer and producer Greer: Fallout a ‘tempest in a teapot’ U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is downplaying the impact of the collapse of the trade talks with Canada. “I think this is a little bit of a tempest in a teapot,” Greer told reporters at the White House on Monday morning. “The tariffs went in place over the weekend, which we’ve warned about for a long time. They only cover about 5% of Canadian trade, only .06 percent of U.S. overall consumption.” Greer said he is preparing potential responses for Trump to Canada’s threat to retaliate dollar-for-dollar, but he declined to elaborate on the options. The Associated Press Reconvene Parliament: Poilievre Just days after Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled Canadian negotiators from Washington and walked away from a trade deal with the U.S., federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Carney to reconvene Parliament over the decision. “We must put the national interest first,” wrote Poilievre in a letter to the prime minister. “The failure to secure a durable trade agreement, together with escalating tariffs, now threatens deeper economic pain on top of a decade of rising costs and zero economic growth in the Canadian economy,” the letter said. Jeremie Charron, CTV National News weekend correspondent U.S. anthem ‘booed’ at Vancouver soccer game Soccer fans are again voicing their disappointment over trade relations between the United States and Canada by booing the American national anthem. Jeers echoed through Vancouver’s BC Place ahead of a Major League Soccer game between the Whitecaps and FC Dallas on Saturday as singer Emma Currie launched into the opening notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The song was similarly booed at Stade Saputo before CF Montreal hosted the L.A. Galaxy there earlier in the day. The audible protests came hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended talks with the U.S. and recalled his negotiators back to Ottawa, prompting the Americans to impose 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports. The Canadian Press Read the full article here Most affected provinces? Roughly 87,000 Canadian jobs could be at risk because of the United States’ new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, according to an analysis conducted by University of Calgary economics Prof. Trevor Tombe, who spent hours calculating Statistics Canada’s input-output numbers. His analysis estimates that approximately 52,000 jobs are directly at risk, while indirect effects on Canadian suppliers and service providers could put another 35,000 at risk. The hardest-hit provinces for job losses are Ontario (36,100), Quebec (18,300) and B.C. (11,200), while the industries that are set to have the highest number of job losses are machinery, electronics, plastics and rubber. “If we assume that these tariffs remain in place for some time, what it effectively means is that Americans will be purchasing fewer of the tariff items from Canadian producers – and that will mean less output in Canada and therefore less employment in those exporting firms,” said Tombe. Kamil Karamali, CTV National News weekend correspondent ‘In this together’: former Conservative deputy leader A former Conservative cabinet minister says she hopes Prime Minister Mark Carney will brief opposition members on the proposed trade deal and next steps. “Having other folks leak and talk to reporters, it’s not helpful,” Lisa Raitt, who is also a member of the advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, told CTV News Channel on Sunday. She added that she hopes Carney will set up a briefing in response to the Conservative leader’s request. “It’s openness that’s needed,” she said. “They want to know what’s in the deal that isn’t a deal and they want to know what programs are going to go forward for Canadians who are unfairly impacted by the 50 per cent tariff.” Release U.S. trade offer details: Conservatives Federal conservatives are calling on the government to release the full details of the trade offer from the United States that Canada rejected this week. In a letter to Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Canada-U.S. relations critic Shuvaloy Majumdar said while his party supports the government’s decision to reject the deal, Parliament is in the dark on what was on the table. “If there was a draft text of any agreement that both governments have seen, please release it. The U.S. administration has seen it. Your government has seen it. Canadians deserve to see it,” Majumdar wrote. A spokesperson for the Bloc Québécois wouldn’t say whether they support the calls for the government to detail what the Americans were offering. But the party reiterated calls for a meeting between the “recognized” party leaders in the House of Commons to get a briefing on the situation. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May also said the party leaders should be briefed, but stopped short of demanding the trade details be made public. “I think we should have at least a Zoom call or Teams meeting as we used to do under the former prime minister to make sure that we are all updated,” May said. The Canadian Press Trade war ‘devastating’ for Canada: Trump admin The Trump administration on Sunday warned that Canada would be “foolish” to think it could win a trade war with the United States. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told “Fox News Sunday” talk show that Prime Minister Carney will return to negotiations “very very quickly, because it’s going to be devastating for his country.” “We’re great trading partners, right? But Canada gets the benefit of trading with the U.S. way more than the U.S. gets the benefit of trading with Canada,” he said on the show. “To think that they’re going to go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the U.S., I think it’s foolish on their part.” AFP U.S. after ‘fortress North America’ International trade lawyer at Mccarthy Tétrault Ljiljana Stanić says the collapse of the tariff talks with the U.S. was “unexpected”. “I think most people expected another extension was forthcoming,” she told CTV News Channel on Sunday. On the issue of U.S. asking Canada to match Washington’s tariffs on other countries Stanić said, “it seemed like the United States was trying to build fortress North America.” The trade lawyer said she believes “that was a lot to ask from Canada without having free trade with the United States.” Stanić also noted that “trade disputes are easy to start but difficult to contain,” and added that the situation is now at a tipping point where trade tensions between the two sides can quickly escalate. Archie Niari, CTVNews.ca journalist Trump: Canada wants benefits of statehood In his Truth Social Post, Trump also claimed that Canada has charged U.S. farmers “massive amounts of tariffs” for many years. Canada only imposes high tariffs on U.S. dairy exports if they exceed quota amounts. “In reality, however, the countries exporting products to Canada will not pay the high tariff because they will simply not export more than was negotiated in the trade agreement under which they have access,” states the Dairy Farmers of Canada, a national lobby representing Canadian dairy producers. Trump’s comments come after Prime Minister Carney delivered his own address on the trade dispute in which he said Canada is at economic “war” with the U.S. In Carney’s address, he said last-minute changes by the U.S. to the deal lead to a breakdown negotiations. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Carney warned about economic coercion Carney is doing what many other American allies have so far avoided: risking economic pain rather than yielding to tariff pressure. For Carney, the showdown is the clearest test yet of his argument that middle powers must stand up to economic pressure from great powers such as the United States and China, even when it comes at a cost. Canada’s response could show how countries navigate a world in which long-standing alliances offer less protection and economic ties themselves become sources of leverage. It could also shape how Carney is viewed at home and abroad, and how other U.S. allies respond to the Republican U.S. president. The trade dispute also has become a test of sovereignty. Carney said Washington introduced language in the final hours of negotiations that would have restricted Canada’s ability to make trade deals with other countries. He said that demand was “unacceptable” and “a question of sovereignty.” The Associated Press Canada ‘at war?’ Carney was asked: “Why does it feel like, today, Mark Carney is going to war, trade war?” “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” he responded. He said Canada had waited for the U.S. to implement tariffs to respond this way, and now that they have, “we’ve got the reserves. We’ve got the resilience” “We’ve got the plan, we’ve got the focus,” he continued. “We’re going to focus on what we can control. We’re going to build.” Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist U.S. tariffs are violation of CUSMA deal, Sask. premier says Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is calling new U.S. tariffs a violation of the CUSMA trade deal. “Last minute changes by U.S. negotiators undermined the fairness and reliability of the deal,” Moe said in an X post on Saturday. Moe says over the past few days, the Canadian government was working toward a deal that would have avoided new tariffs and reduced some tariffs that were previously imposed by the U.S. “The new 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on some Canadian goods are a clear violation of CUSMA and a clear indication that the current U.S. administration cannot be trusted to live up to its own trade deals,” Moe’s statement read. Caitlin Brezinski, Digital Journalist, CTV News Regina Read the full story here Mark Carney chairs first ministers’ meeting The Prime Minister’s Office says Mark Carney met virtually with provincial and territorial premiers Saturday to discuss the suspension of trade negotiations with the United States. The PMO says Carney outlined next steps to protect Canadian interests, including dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs that will take effect on the Tuesday after Labour Day, along with additional measures to support Canadian workers and businesses affected by U.S. tariffs. Carney also emphasized the importance of a united “Team Canada” approach, with continued collaboration between the federal, provincial and territorial governments on nation-building projects, diversifying export markets and removing internal trade barriers. Tammy Ibrahimpour, CTV News National Digital Producer F bombs in a trade war California Governor Gavin Newsom made his feelings clear on social media Saturday morning. “Our closest ally. Our critical trading partner. And Trump is hitting Canada with 50% tariffs,” wrote Newsom on X. “What the actual f--- are we doing?” Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘There are no deals’ with Trump: Former Harper aide Former Director of Communications to Stephen Harper Kory Teneycke believes Prime Minister Mark Carney should prepare the nation for an “incredibly difficult period of time,” but supports Canada’s approach in the tariff talks. In an interview with Vassy Kapelos on CTV News Channel, he said that if there is one thing we’ve learned from U.S. President Donald Trump, it’s that “there are no deals.” Teneycke described Trump as a president who “has broken every agreement he has made on every topic” since he took office. “He is the kind of guy who starts bombing you when you’re in peace talks,” he said, adding that Canada didn’t start this war, but “we’re going to be there to finish it.” Archie Niari, CTVNews.ca journalist Trump ‘can’t be trusted’: Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, portraying him as an untrustworthy bully whose tariff strategy harms both Canadians and Americans. He says Trump “can’t be trusted” because “he changes the deal” and “keeps moving the goalpost.” Speaking to reporters, Ford added that Trump is “the type of person that would steal your lunch money the first day, he’d steal the toque off your head the second day, and the third day he’d steal your running shoes.” Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘No deal is better than a bad deal’: Ford told Carney In a newly released letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Ottawa to stand firm against the United States after President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs took effect following the collapse of last-minute trade talks. The premier had largely remained quiet in recent days as negotiations continued. However, in the letter, Ford told Carney that “no deal is better than a bad deal” that could encourage the United States to seek further concessions from Canada. “We cannot allow arbitrary deadlines, shifting justifications or escalating tariff threats to weaken our resolve,” Ford wrote. He said Ontario would not support removing its existing retaliatory measures without a deal that provides “significant relief” for Ontario workers, businesses and key sectors Jermaine Wilson, CTVNews.ca Journalist PM: U.S. proposed new ‘unfair’ terms Carney said that progress was being made on negotiations towards a “mutually beneficial deal.” But in recent days, American negotiators proposed “new terms that were economically unfair.” The terms “undermined net benefits for Canadians and called into question the reliability of any deal,” he said. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Last-minute changes Carney was asked to specify what the U.S. sought to change in the final hours of negotiations. Among those changes, he said the Americans had proposed a treatment of auto trade that was unacceptable to the Canadian team. He also said the U.S. had taken “efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals,” and that “we believe in free trade.” Carney was asked later if Canada had any of its own last-minute requests. “’No’ is the short answer,” he responded. Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist Changes included auto, trade restrictions The U.S. made “last-minute” requests to change the deal regarding the auto sector and Canada’s capacity to have other trade accords, according to Carney. “The Americans wanted to limit it to autos only, not include medium and heavy duty trucks which is a big change, obviously,” he said. Negotiators also introduced “at the last hour” efforts to restrict Canada’s ability to have other trade deals, he added. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Would Canada tariff other countries in co-ordination with U.S.? When asked by a reporter if the U.S. expected Canada to tariff other countries as part of a trade deal, Carney responded, “there were elements of that.” Canada could agree to that as part of an “integrated” market system with the U.S., Carney added. But if that’s what the Americans are after, Carney said American tariffs on Canadian exports should be “clearly the lowest” among trading partners. Asked why he thought the U.S. was interested in influencing Canadian foreign trade policy, Carney said “it’s a power play.” Devika Desai and Luca Caruso-Moro,, CTVNews.ca journalist ‘Mastering energy is mastering destiny’ Carney said Canada has been putting efforts towards ‘mastering energy’ and becoming an independent superpower. “We’ve doubled the capacity of our electrical network from (now) to 2050,” he said. He referred to an announcement made on Monday by federal government, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, to update and expand the Churchills Falls generating station, as well as develop the Gull island project and transmissions. He described it as the “single largest investment in Canada’s history to build the largest clean energy project.” Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist PM: Canada investing local Canada will invest $25 billion to protect workers and businesses affected by the tariffs, Carney said. This will include investments in “equipment, productivity and supply chain resilience,” as well as financing large companies to keep employers “afloat,” he added. “We’re helping those hardest hit industries retool and pivot to those new international markets, and we’re being our own best customers,” he said. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist PM: Tariffs will hit U.S. steel and dairy Carney said the retaliatory tariffs will hit sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agriculture, electronics. “Also include products that are currently subject to unjustified Section 232 tariffs. This is a focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow them to compete with U.S. products in the Canadian market,” he said. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Premier pushback did not ‘factor’ in negotiations Pushback from premiers in recent days over returning U.S. booze to stores did not factor into suspending trade negotiations, Carney said. “The essence of (Wednesday’s meeting) was ... that we were on a path to a potential deal that would give Canadians ... the best deal in all our strategic sectors,” he said. The price for that deal was “worth paying,” he added. Last-minute changes by the Americans made the deal ‘uneconomic’, he added. “So we’re not asking the premiers to do anything.” Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Tariff protection for Canadians on its way Carney said that tariff protection will be provided to business affected by the U.S. tariffs. “Many of them are small, medium-sized businesses,” he said. “They’re in a wide range of industries spread across the country, concentrated (in) Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.” He did not say when the protections will be announced but added that it will be released “in a few days.” Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Diversifying trade is ‘Plan A’ Carney said he will continue to focus on “building at home and diversifying trade abroad.” “It has been our Plan A from the start,” he said.“Canada will continue to pursue this path to build Canada strong because it’s right and because it’s working,” he said. Devika Desai, CTVNews.ca journalist Poilievre: Canada can’t accept one-way tariffs “Canada cannot accept one-sided tariffs that will deindustrialize our country. Nor can we accept a bad deal,” reads a statement from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Saturday morning. He said his party is disappointed with the Americans’ move to impose new tariffs, calling them “unjustified” and adding they “threaten the jobs and livelihoods of families right across our country.” He also called on the Liberal government to end its industrial carbon levy and enact “major tax reforms” to spur investment, among other measures. Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca Journalist Premiers respond to failed trade talks Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the “prime minister has my full support for a strong response—tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar.” B.C. Premier David Eby, who was advocating for relief on softwood lumber tariffs, said Canada’s “politeness should never be mistaken for weakness.” There is frustration, however, from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who says she is “deeply disappointed” that no deal was reached and is “urging the federal government to restart negotiations as soon as possible.” Stephanie Ha, CTV News’ Ottawa News Bureau manager. Read the full story here. PM Carney says Canada intends to match the U.S. tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office released a statement ahead of the deadline saying he suspended trade negotiations with the United States, setting in motion the 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. “I have decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and have directed Canada’s negotiators to return to Ottawa. They have worked hard, in good faith, to defend the interests of Canadians throughout these negotiations up until the very last minute,” the PMO said in the statement. “However, last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.” “At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods,” the statement read. “Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.” Aarjavee Raaj, CTVNews.ca Journalist Canada has declined to finalize the trade deal, ‘upended’ balance: Greer In a statement released Friday night, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Canada has declined to finalize the deal and “upended” the balance reached during the negotiations. “Despite the U.S. offer to Canada to receive the best treatment of any major exporter to our market, new demands and walkbacks of other commitments by Canada have upended the careful balance reached in the past days,” the statement said. “In addition, Canada is continuing to maintain its prolonged retaliation against the United States, including, among other things, flat-out prohibitions on certain American goods and services.” The statement went on to say that Canada declined the deal despite the U.S. offering Canada “better treatment” and “significant tariff reductions” on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber in exchange for concessions. “The U.S. offer was also forward-looking and included a historic economic and national security partnership to cooperate on export controls, combat transshipment, enhance digital trade, and align certain external tariffs,” Greer said in the statement. “This is a missed opportunity for Canada to partner with the United States, which is the fastest-growing economy in the G7.” Aarjavee Raaj, CTVNews.ca Journalist
