Canada 🇨🇦 Hits Back at U.S. 🇺🇸 Over Tariffs, Says It Won't Back Down

Canada struck back at the U.S. administration over its steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington backed down.


The announcement by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland marks a new low in ties between the two neighbors and trading partners which have become increasingly strained since U.S. President Donald Trump took power in January 2017.

The tariffs will come into effect on July 1 and largely target U.S. steel and aluminum products, as well as foodstuffs like coffee, ketchup and whiskies.

“We will not escalate and we will not back down,” Freeland told reporters at a Stelco Holdings Inc plant in the Ontario steel city of Hamilton.