Canada imposes tariffs worth $20bn on US goods. Trump threatens Bombardier: share price plummets
The tariff row with Washington has escalated. The trade dispute erupted in July, when Trump threatened to impose 50 per cent tariffs
In Canada, new tariffs on approximately 20 billion dollars’ worth of imports from the United States came into force today, 8 September, https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tariffs-no-agreement-US-tariffs-50 -per-cent-on-Canadian-products-AJjeGor">the latest stage in the trade escalation between the two North American countries following the collapse of bilateral negotiations last month.
Trump publishes a map of the US showing Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean
Also today, Donald Trump posted a map on his social media platform, Truth Social, showing a large part of North America and the Caribbean coloured in the colours of the US flag, in a new provocation designed to infuriate neighbouring countries.
The drawing features not only the United States, Canada and Mexico, but also Greenland, Cuba and Iceland. Several French territories also appear under the American colours, including Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Trump did not accompany the post with any comment. The map simply bears the words ‘United States of America’, whilst the Gulf of Mexico is labelled ‘Gulf of America’.
Following his return to the White House in January 2025, Trump has repeatedly stated that he wants to make Canada the “51st State” of the United States and has reiterated his ambitions regarding Greenland, an autonomous territory linked to Denmark.
“Dollar for dollar”
The new tariffs affect a range of US products, including clothing, cheese, metal components and wooden goods, and represent Ottawa’s response to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Canadian goods.
