Trump threatens to ban U.S. sales of Bombardier’s Canadian-built jets unless production moves stateside

Marieke WalshSenior political reporter Sophia Bertuzzi Ottawa, toronto Published 3 hours agoUpdated 45 minutes ago Open this photo in gallery: A truck crosses into the United States on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit. Canada's countertariffs are in response to 50-per-cent tariffs that President Donald Trump levelled against Canada on Aug. 22. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/ Comments Save for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story. Log InCreate Free Account Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $28-billion worth of U. S. imports took effect early Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney fired back at President Donald Trump’s trade war and braced for an expected counterpunch from Washington. Carney’s office said Monday that there had been no eleventh-hour talks to prevent Canada from imposing the countertariffs. Instead of negotiations over the weekend, Mr. Trump made a steady stream of derisive and insulting social media posts about Canada and floated a ban on Canadian luxury-jet maker Bombardier. The attack on the prominent Canadian company was made only on social media, with no formal policy announcement from the White House. Ottawa’s levies on American businesses came into force at a. m. They include nearly 900 items – everything from clothing and home appliances to metals and electronics. The Canadian tariffs are in response to 50-per-cent tariffs that Mr. Trump levelled against Canada on Aug. 22. Ottawa’s levies are set mostly at 25 or 50 per cent, with a small number of goods subject to a lower 15-per-cent duty. Canada walked away from negotiations late on Aug. 21, with Mr. Carney saying American negotiators had made unreasonable last-minute demands. No formal talks have taken place since. Six charts that explain Canada’s incoming countertariffs on U. Trump’s administration has promised to retaliate, meaning that Ottawa’s new countertariffs could widen the trade war, with ever-expanding economic pain for businesses and consumers on both sides of the border. Trump has already said that he would double auto tariffs to 50 per cent from 25 per cent as of Jan. 1, 2027, and have them also apply to auto parts, which have so far been exempted. But the White House is threatening a Canadian public that polls show is primed for the fight after a year and a half of near-constant provocation from Mr. His administration has waged economic war not just on Canada but on many traditional U. Carney campaigned both on a promise that he could manage Mr. Trump and win at the negotiating table and on diversifying Canada’s economy.