Canada vows to match Trump’s tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ after trade talks fail

Mark Carney accuses US of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal that would have averted 50% import taxes The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the deadline of midnight on Friday. The trade row is the biggest rupt

Last-minute negotiations failed to halt the tariffs, which will hit $20 billion of Canadian products

The United States and Canada have failed to reach a trade deal, and the US says it will impose 50 per cent tariffs on some imports from Canada.

Canada was quick to react to the move, with Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to match the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.