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Canada’s retaliation this week against President Trump’s tariffs was met with more American tariffs and a closed U.S. border on some Canadian products.
Sept. 10, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET
When Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada gathers his cabinet in Banff, Alberta, on Thursday, two questions are likely to loom over their semiannual retreat: whether the country should keep answering President Trump’s trade retaliation with more tariffs of its own, and how to help the hardest-hit businesses and workers.
On Tuesday, Canada retaliated against 50 percent American tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods with 15, 25 and 50 percent tariffs, depending on the product. The moves followed the collapse of trade talks last month between the once-close allies and put the countries, Mr. Carney said, “at war.”
Mr. Trump responded that evening by adding more products to his 50 percent tariff list and banning the imports of several Canadian goods outright, including beer, wine and liquor.
Mr. Carney has not spoken publicly since that escalation. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for trade, said in a statement on social media that the government was “assessing” Mr. Trump’s latest blow to Canada’s economy.
He added: “As has been the case for the last 18 months, our first priority remains on protecting and supporting Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses from these unjustified actions.”
Polls released in recent days show unusually widespread support across Canada’s fractious regions for Mr. Carney’s decision to hit back, with many respondents wanting the government to go further — with measures like an export tax on electricity.
