Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has warned that the imposition of permanent tariffs on Canadian goods would cause significant economic harm to the United States. Emphasizing the deeply integrated nature of cross-border trade, Freeland noted that measures disrupting supply chains in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and agriculture would increase costs for American consumers and businesses. She reiterated that Canada remains committed to protecting its economic interests while working toward stable bilateral trade relations.
- Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stated that permanent tariffs on Canadian exports would hurt the US economy.
- Freeland highlighted the closely integrated supply chains shared by both nations in key industries, including manufacturing and energy.
- Tariffs on Canadian goods would result in increased costs for American businesses and consumers.
- Canada remains focused on defending domestic economic interests while supporting mutually beneficial trade ties with the United States.
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Hopefully the tariffs get raised to 50% so we can really stick it to the Americans.
No i dont think so.. you are liars
I am sure the factory workers in the US will feel bad lol.
She lost me when she used BR-Exit as a good example. Countries in Europe are tired of some "higher power" calling the shots on important national interests in their country, GB may have been the first, but there are other fractures showing up now.
Anybody who believes this liar clearly is choosing to not remember how much damage she did to Canada just a couple of years ago. This was Trudeau's righthand witch. She is pure evil.
I do not listen to this woman, I do not consider her Canadian or working for the interest of Canada!
No deal!!! Boycott Canadian products!! 50% at midnight! USA 🇺🇸 !
Complete load of crap 💩 she is saying the USA is hurt by not supporting Canadian workers over USA workers . She is pure evil . She is saying Candians are still stupid . She is a globalist pig 🐷 who sounds like a 3rd grade teacher
Canada has imposed tariffs (customs duties) on goods from the United States for roughly 170–180 years, dating to the mid-19th century when the British North American colonies (later Canada) gained substantial control over their own tariff policy. Tariffs have applied continuously in some form since then, though rates, coverage, and intensity have varied widely with trade agreements, economic conditions, and disputes.
Early history (pre-Confederation to National Policy)
• After Britain repealed the Corn Laws (1846), the colonies gained greater tariff autonomy. In 1847, a Canadian tariff with a prevailing rate of about 10% replaced older imperial/colonial duties and applied to imports, including those from the US.
• The 1854 Reciprocity Treaty with the US allowed largely free trade in natural products (farm, forest, mine, and sea goods) until the US ended it in 1866. Even during this period, Canada maintained and raised duties on manufactured goods (Cayley tariff 1858 and Galt tariff 1859 pushed averages above 20%), which applied to US manufactures and contributed to tensions.
• After 1866 and Confederation (1867), tariffs continued (average around 15% in the late 1860s). The National Policy, introduced by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald in the 1879 budget after the 1878 election, marked a clear shift to deliberate protectionism. It raised duties on manufactured goods (often to 20–35% or higher in some cases) specifically to shield nascent Canadian industry from cheaper US (and British) competition, while keeping lower rates on many raw materials. This policy shaped Canadian trade for decades and encouraged US firms to set up branch plants in Canada.
Average Canadian tariffs remained relatively high into the early-to-mid 20th century (often higher than US rates in some periods), with further adjustments during the Great Depression in response to the US Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
Free-trade era and residual barriers
Most bilateral tariffs were phased out under the Canada–US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA, effective 1989), NAFTA (1994), and the USMCA/CUSMA (2020). These eliminated or sharply reduced duties on the vast majority of industrial and many other goods.
However, Canada has long maintained high tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and over-quota tariffs on sensitive “supply-managed” agricultural products (dairy, poultry, eggs, and some others). These act as effective barriers to large volumes of US imports beyond set quotas and have been a recurring point of friction. Cultural products, certain alcohol rules, and other sector-specific measures have also persisted.
Recent retaliatory tariffs
Canada has also imposed targeted retaliatory tariffs during disputes:
• In 2018, in response to US Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada levied duties on ~$16.6 billion of US goods (steel, aluminum, and consumer products chosen partly for political impact); these were lifted in 2019 after negotiations.
• In the 2025–2026 trade tensions, Canada responded to broad US tariffs with 25% counter-tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of US goods (phased lists covering alcohol, food, steel/aluminum derivatives, vehicles in some cases, and other products), with adjustments over time (some rolled back for CUSMA-compliant goods while others remained or rose).
In short, tariffs on US goods are not a recent invention—they have been a normal (and sometimes central) feature of Canadian commercial policy since the 1840s–1870s, reduced dramatically by free-trade agreements but never fully eliminated across all sectors, and periodically expanded in retaliation.
…….. well, thank you for your opinion…… America doesn’t think it’s a bad outcome…… but we respect your opinion….oops…. I was lying…..🥰🌺🥰…. Nobody has respect for a globalist socialist, weak government……🥰🌺🥰….. YOU EARN RESPECT……🥰🌺🥰….. and Carney isn’t a good earner….
No one deserves it more than Canada
Fake News.
"Meeeester Speeeaker".
Freeland speaks for globalist interests rather than the priorities and concerns of ordinary people, she doesn't represent Canadians.
Donald Trump’s former fixers Michael Cohenfoolsious says “A weak dog does not lead a pack unless, they think they should be afraid of him.“
The word dumb primarily means lacking intelligence, foolish, and stupid.
Think Donald Trump.
Canada puts onerous tariffs on American products and has for decades. No more free ride Canada. You want to get rid of American tariffs? Get rid of Canadian tariffs you dissembling hypocrite.
The issue over American made spirits returning to Canadian store shelves is a ploy or red herring used by the US negotiators to distract the Canadian negotiators and politicians causing use of precious time energy over an issue of little or no significance to the US negotiators. The total trade amount of 30 Billion is small compared to the 916 Billion in total trade between trade the USA and Canada. The total amount of US liquor sales in 2025 was only about 3 billion out of 916 Billion in total trade. I learned about use of decoys in a course on contract negotiations
Didn’t hurt the US whatsoever a little bit in the alcohol, but other than that, Freeland is a moron and is not even intelligent enough to speak on the United States whatsoever…. Why don’t you speak about Ukraine or Canada? That’s a little more her speed….. corruption level and all
Just one of the several issues concerning US tariffs. The Canadian Aluminum industry has always been in violation of the (NAFTA) North America Free Trade Act and the (USMCA) United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement the latter coming into effect on July 1, 2020. The Canadian Aluminum receives both direct and indirect subsidies from both provincial and Canadian Federal government in Ottawa. The smelting of Aluminum requires massive amounts of water. The provincial governments own the utilities and provide lower than market prices to aluminum factories in their provinces. American aluminum manufacturers do not have this kind of support from local governments. Also, the Canadian Federal government long ago established a multi-billion dollar "Strategic Response Fund" which allocates subsidies to different sectors of the Canadian economy including aluminum manufacturers. American aluminum producers have no such subsidy. The Canadian Federal government also provides low interest and below market interest rates for companies including the Canadian aluminum industry that provides cash flow and liquidity to Canadian firms. American aluminum producers again have no such support. The Canadian aluminum industry deserves to have tariffs placed upon it as it is in violation of both NAFTA and USMCA!