Trump doubles down on Canada trade war as talks remain stalled

The resumption of US-Canada trade talks does not seem to be on the horizon. During a press conference with US travel executives, Trump was asked if negotiations would resume.

“Canada has been ripping off the United States for many, many years, for decades, many decades,” Trump said, adding shortly thereafter, “It’s a very unfair deal. They charge tremendous tariffs to our farmers. They take advantage of our farmers. They take advantage of our tourists. They take advantage of airlines.”

The collapse of discussions resulted in Trump imposing 50% tariffs on $20bn in Canadian goods and Canada threatening retaliatory tariffs starting 8 September.