{"id":890146,"date":"2026-09-10T06:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/890146\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:18:21","slug":"tariff-war-trump-says-canada-dying-to-make-trade-deal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/890146\/","title":{"rendered":"Tariff war: Trump says Canada &#8216;dying&#8217; to make trade deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/article\/carney-government-scales-back-federal-reviews-for-major-energy-projects\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/article\/carney-government-scales-back-federal-reviews-for-major-energy-projects\/\">announced Wednesday<\/a> it will scale back its environmental review process for major energy projects, a move it hopes will streamline project approvals as the trade war between Canada and the United States continues to escalate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne met with business leaders in Edmonton to discuss Alberta energy projects and affordability. He told reporters that Canada is in a \u201cstrong fiscal position\u201d and has a \u201cgolden opportunity\u201d to forge new partnerships around the world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Champagne added that while the federal government did not want to engage in a back-and-forth with their U.S. counterparts, they will \u201cdo what\u2019s right for Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While delivering the keynote address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/article\/republicans-begin-two-day-midterm-convention-billed-as-a-trump-a-palooza\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/article\/republicans-begin-two-day-midterm-convention-billed-as-a-trump-a-palooza\/\">U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> again brought up the \u201cLake America\u201d name change, then said Canada is \u201cdying\u201d to make a trade deal with the United States. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a source close to the trade negotiations told CTV News that Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc was given a heads-up Tuesday by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer before Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trump-bans-canadian-goods-from-us-government-contracts-after-new-duties-kick-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trump-bans-canadian-goods-from-us-government-contracts-after-new-duties-kick-in\/\" target=\"_blank\">flurry of executive orders<\/a> that banned and imposed new tariffs on certain Canadian products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/conservative-leader-heads-to-us-to-promote-canada-as-trump-escalates-trade-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/conservative-leader-heads-to-us-to-promote-canada-as-trump-escalates-trade-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre<\/a> will head to New York Wednesday and participate in ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Friday, a trip that is being carried out with the blessing of the Prime Minister\u2019s office, according to a senior Conservative source. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Key details:<\/p>\n<p>Carney government scales back federal review of major energy projectsCanada in \u2018strong fiscal position\u2019: finance ministerTrump says Canada \u2018dying\u2019 to make trade dealPoilievre heads to U.S. with PMO\u2019s blessingCanadians should \u2018starve\u2019 Trump of attention: Kinew<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what happened on Sept. 9, 2026:<\/p>\n<p>Canada scales back federal reviews for major energy projects<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The federal government is scaling back a major Trudeau-era environmental review process, removing several energy projects from the federal impact assessment regime and shifting responsibility for their review to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The federal government said the change will \u201csimplify the project decision process\u201d by relying on a single federal regulator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIndustry stakeholders expressed strong support for the proposal to have all pipeline projects reviewed exclusively by the CER. Industry actors view this as a key step toward improving regulatory certainty, reducing duplication, and streamlining approvals,\u201d the federal government said in its regulatory impact analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The move comes just as Carney gets set to lead the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto next week. It is the federal government\u2019s attempt to attract major infrastructure investments in Canada with a goal of $1 trillion in new investment over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/graham-richardson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Richardson<\/a>, CTV National News, Ottawa Bureau chief<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/article\/carney-government-scales-back-federal-reviews-for-major-energy-projects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa making big changes to major Trudeau-era environmental legislation Graham Richardson breaks down the changes the Carney government is making to the Impact Assessment Act and talks about how climate advocates are reacting. <\/p>\n<p>Canada in \u2018strong fiscal position\u2019: finance minister<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Speaking at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne appeared confident that Canada would weather the storm from the U.S. trade war as it builds partnership around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI see a golden opportunity in front of us,\u201d he said. \u201cThe world is changing. America is changing. The world energy architecture is changing, and in that new world \u2026 Canada can be at the centre. Why? Because we provide stability, predictability, and trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Champagne also discussed Alberta projects, Canada\u2019s global partnerships and his efforts to help affordability for Canadians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe have strong fiscal position to support people,\u201d he said.\u201cThat\u2019s the package announced: $7.5 billion, making sure that we can provide liquidity quickly to small and medium-sized businesses, and at the same time support affected workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/elianna-lev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elianna Lev<\/a>, multi-platform writer, CTVNews.ca <\/p>\n<p>Ending reliance on U.S. trade could open a \u2018golden age\u2019 for Canada: finance minister Federal Finance Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne highlights a potential boom in international trade as Canada moves away from the U.S. market. <\/p>\n<p>Canada \u2018dying\u2019 to make a deal: Trump<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump said Canada wants to make a deal with the United States while delivering his keynote address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">During his speech, Trump brought up his administration\u2019s decision to rename bodies of water, which include changing Lake Ontario to \u201cLake America\u201d and the Gulf of Mexico to the \u201cGulf of America.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cLake Ontario, we\u2019re now going to call that Lake America,\u201d Trump said. \u201cCanada very much wants to make a deal, they\u2019re dying to make a deal. But it\u2019s going to be called Lake America.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump then brought up his suggestion to change the name of New Mexico, a Democrat-led U.S. state, to \u201cNew America.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Crowther<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Trump claims Canada is \u2018dying to make a deal\u2019 during address at RNC midterm convention in Dallas U.S. President Donald Trump comments on renaming Lake Ontario to \u2018Lake America,\u2019 adding Canada \u2018very much wants to make a deal\u2019 while speaking in Dallas. <\/p>\n<p>Trump doubling down on \u2018pointless\u2019 trade war: Democrat senators<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">U.S. Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar and Elissa Slotkin say in a joint statement that the states they represent rely on Canada as a key trading partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">They say Trump is doubling down on a \u201cpointless\u201d trade war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHis tariffs will squeeze our states\u2019 small businesses harder and drive costs up for working families,\u201d they say. \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s tariffs have already cost American families as much as $5,000 in some states, and his senseless trade war with Canada will only grow that number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The senators say partners around the world, including Canada, are increasingly looking to diversify away from the United States and deepen trade ties with other countries, including China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cCongressional Republicans need to stand up to the president and do their part to give families and businesses on both sides of the border relief from this insanity,\u201d says the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>Greer gave LeBlanc notice of Trump\u2019s orders: source<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to a source close to the trade discussions, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc was given a short head-up from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer before Trump\u2019s executive orders were made public last night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The source tells CTV News it was a short \u201ccordial\u201d text exchange via messages, however, LeBlanc and Greer did not speak over the phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">No further discussions between the two are expected Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/mike-lecouteur\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/mike-lecouteur\/\">Mike Le Couteur<\/a>, CTVNews.ca senior political correspondent<\/p>\n<p>Will PM Carney retaliate to the latest round of U.S. tariffs? Vassy Kapelos weighs in on Canada&#8217;s next move after the U.S. imposed bans and new tariffs and discusses Pierre Poilievre heading to the U.S. to promote Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Poilievre heads to U.S. to promote Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is heading to New York Wednesday night and will participate in ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Friday, according to a senior Conservative source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the source, the trip is being carried out with the blessing of the Prime Minister\u2019s Office. Poilievre wanted to go to the United States earlier, but the PMO advised at the time that the timing made such a visit unhelpful, and Poilievre\u2019s office heeded the advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">CTV News has reached out to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/abigail-bimman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abigail Bimman<\/a>, CTV National News correspondent<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/conservative-leader-heads-to-us-to-promote-canada-as-trump-escalates-trade-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Release the Epstein files\u2019: Kinew<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is calling on the U.S. government to release the Epstein files, suggesting Trump\u2019s escalation of both the trade war and the war in Iran, is a distraction from his involvement with the American financier and convicted sex offender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cRelease the Epstein files. Donald Trump is Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s best friend. The reason why we\u2019re at war in Iran, and everyone\u2019s paying higher gas prices, is because of the Epstein files,\u201d Kinew said on Wednesday while talking to reporters in Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\">Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Release the Epstein files. Donald Trump is Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s best friend\u2019: Wab Kinew Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks to reporters on the escalating trade war and claims that the Iran War is meant to distract from the Trump-Epstein relationship <\/p>\n<p>Canadians should \u2018starve\u2019 Trump of attention: Kinew<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">When asked about his thoughts on Trump\u2019s new tariffs and bans on Canadian products, Kinew said it\u2019s important that we \u201cdon\u2019t feed the beast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think part of what gives him his power is people pay attention when he does all these different erratic moves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cJust starve them of attention a little bit.\u201dKinew said he\u2019s been in contact with the federal government and will be heading to the prime minister\u2019s Investor Summit next week to discuss economic development opportunities in Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\">Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Unifor wants Ottawa to punish companies that leave Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s largest private sector union says the federal government needs to be prepared to \u201cuse every economic lever at its disposal\u201d to defend Canadian jobs amid the ongoing trade war with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cTrump\u2019s latest economic attack is part of a bigger plan to weaken Canada\u2019s industrial base and undermine our national sovereignty,\u201d Unifor national President Lana Payne said in a statement on Wednesday. \u201cIn response Canada must hold the line, stand up for workers and defend good jobs and critical sectors of our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">To that end, Unifor is urging Ottawa to leverage the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (FEMA) to penalize companies that shift Canadian jobs and production to the U.S. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Enacted in 1984, FEMA was designed to protect Canadian businesses and individuals from foreign laws, including U.S. sanctions against Cuba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis is existing legislation that can be activated today,\u201d Payne said in a previous statement. \u201cBy using FEMA, and strengthening it through legislative amendments, the government can send a clear message that offshoring Canadian jobs will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis,<\/a> CTVNews.ca journalist <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/conservative-leader-heads-to-us-to-promote-canada-as-trump-escalates-trade-war\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/conservative-leader-heads-to-us-to-promote-canada-as-trump-escalates-trade-war\/\">Read The Canadian Press\u2019 full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021090_316_N6YZ2FPF4MT4DMUC4YXHB3YO4Q.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sean Kilpatrick People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sean Kilpatrick What is FEMA? <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act, or FEMA, is a Canadian federal law designed to protect both Canadian sovereignty and its economic interests when foreign governments try to influence Canadian businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Under FEMA, the attorney general has the authority to stop or limit Canadian businesses or individuals from complying with foreign measures that could negatively impact trade or commerce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It also gives both the federal government and courts the power to declare that foreign courts and their judgements cannot be enforced domestically, as well as the ability to seize records from companies and individuals to halt foreign influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Crowther<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Trump mocked by American late-night hosts<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you tune in to late-night talk shows, U.S. comedians are treating Trump\u2019s trade war with Canada as \u201ccomedy gold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jimmy Kimmel joked on ABC that while he was on vacation, the U.S. president has done \u201csome really dumb stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Daily Show\u2019s Jon Stewart was almost apoplectic, ripping up papers and waving his hands in exasperation with the odd F-bomb while discussing the president\u2019s fixation with AI-generated memes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jelly Roll filled in as guest host for Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week and called the escalating conflict \u201cridiculous,\u201d listing items like whiskey, smartphones and, yes, even toilet paper, that will get pricier. He joked that that\u2019s because the president \u201cis full of s&#8212;!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/joy-malbon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joy Malbon<\/a>, CTV National News, Washington bureau chief<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trump-serves-as-the-punchline-for-us-late-night-hosts-as-trade-war-with-canada-escalates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Late-night comedians lay into Trump over trade war with Canada As many late-night hosts return from summer break, U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s trade war with Canada was a main talking point. Joy Malbon explains. <\/p>\n<p>Canada not on Republicans\u2019 minds at Trump convention<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While the trade war between Canada and the United States escalated this week, it\u2019s not hitting the radar of party faithful gathered in Dallas for a Republican convention this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Attendees spoke excitedly about seeing Trump, who is set to headline the event, and about their concerns over election integrity and affordability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But many say they aren\u2019t worried about the relationship with Canada, even as polling shows that Trump\u2019s tariffs and his move to rename Lake Ontario are widely unpopular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trade-tensions-with-canada-not-on-the-minds-of-republicans-at-convention\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Moosehead Breweries hit hard by U.S. tariffs<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">New Brunswick-based Moosehead Breweries is facing six-figure losses every month due to U.S. tariffs, according to president and CEO Andrew Oland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a very complex situation,\u201d he said, \u201cand we\u2019re just trying to take it day-by-day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Oland said American sales make up 15 per cent of their volumes \u2014 and while the Buy Canadian sentiment has helped, it hasn\u2019t been enough to offset the losses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf we\u2019re shut out of the U.S. for an extended period, that could be really challenging in terms of regaining those lost sales. And that could take years,\u201d Oland added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/about-us\/anna-mandin\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/about-us\/anna-mandin\/\">Anna Mandin<\/a>, CTV News Atlantic video journalist<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/new-brunswick\/article\/canadian-company-moosehead-breweries-hit-by-us-tariffs-alcohol-ban\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/new-brunswick\/article\/canadian-company-moosehead-breweries-hit-by-us-tariffs-alcohol-ban\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021090_693_GN67TFPJYNAB5LUK3IRGBS37OU.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>Moosehead Breweries Moosehead Breweries is seen on Main Street W in Saint John, N.B., on March 5, 2025. (Avery MacRae\/CTV Atlantic) \u2018Biggest problem\u2019 with tariffs is uncertainty: Distillery owner<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote, co-owner of Black Fox Farm and Distillery in Saskatoon, said the U.S. ban on most Canadian booze imports is forcing distillers to rethink their plans and look at other markets, including at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">However, she said Saskatchewan has a very small marketplace of 1.3 million people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAnd that is not enough to make use of the products that we have,\u201d Stefanyshyn-Cote told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cCanada has a lot of free-trade agreements with other countries around the world that we\u2019re willing to access and willing to look at,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She said she hopes people will choose their products because they are \u201cgood and outstanding,\u201d not because of the trade war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The \u201cbiggest problem\u201d is the uncertainty, she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Stefanyshyn-Cote said. \u201cWe don\u2019t know how to plan and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/christl-dabu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christl Dabu<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Sapporo\u2019s plan to shift operations \u2018not imminent or finalized\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With the Trump administration targeting Canadian beer exports, Japan\u2019s Sapporo Breweries Ltd. has said that it intends to shift some production from Canada to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to several media reports, Sapporo is considering moving production of non-alcoholic beer destined for the U.S. market to an American facility in the first half of 2027. The Trump administration plans to ban imports of Canadian non-alcoholic beer starting on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In Canada, Sapporo beer is produced at the Sleeman Breweries facility in Guelph, Ont., which Sapporo acquired in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In an emailed statement to CTV News Kitchener, a Sleeman spokesperson said nothing has been confirmed at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe relocation of Sapporo 0.0% production for the U.S. market from Sleeman Breweries\u2019 Canadian facilities to Sapporo USA\u2019s U.S. facilities is not imminent or finalized,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cSapporo 0.0% that is produced in Canada for sale in the U.S. represents only 0.5 per cent of Sleeman Breweries\u2019 total production in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/karis-mapp\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/karis-mapp\/\">Karis Mapp,<\/a> CTV News Kitchener, journalist <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/kitchener\/guelph\/article\/sleeman-calls-sapporos-plan-to-move-canadian-operations-to-the-us-not-imminent-or-finalized\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/kitchener\/guelph\/article\/sleeman-calls-sapporos-plan-to-move-canadian-operations-to-the-us-not-imminent-or-finalized\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021091_379_ZRZ4BIJXRBUN5BV4MONA75FOIA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>A bartender pours a craft beer at the Liquid Love Brewing in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh, File) A bartender pours a craft beer at the Liquid Love Brewing in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh, File) Bank CEOs taking precautions <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Canadian bank CEOs say their credit outlooks are still generally positive despite an escalating trade war, but they\u2019re taking some precautions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Speaking at the Scotiabank Financials Summit being held in Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/stock\/RY:CT\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RBC<\/a> president and CEO Dave McKay says he is a little cautious due to the ongoing trade tensions, but the credit picture in the bank\u2019s consumer and commercial segments is broadly improving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">However, he says tariff-impacted sectors are facing a significant degree of uncertainty and the bank is maintaining a robust capital buffer to absorb potential losses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/tariffs\/2026\/09\/09\/bank-ceos-maintain-positive-credit-outlook-despite-canada-us-trade-war-escalations\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/tariffs\/2026\/09\/09\/bank-ceos-maintain-positive-credit-outlook-despite-canada-us-trade-war-escalations\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tariffs could cost Calgary half a billion: city<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The ongoing and escalating trade war between the United States and Canada could cost the City of Calgary nearly half a billion dollars, officials say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In an update to a city committee, administration estimated the potential \u201ctariff risk\u201d for existing contracts could range between $315 million and $466 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe majority of that is retaliatory tariffs. American tariffs (are) more or less equivalent to how the inflation rolls in. Because we are net importers of all the goods, we don\u2019t really export anything. So the bigger impact for us is the retaliatory tariffs,\u201d said Amit Patil, director of supply management with the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Mayor Jeromy Farkas said Calgary will pitch the federal government for tariff relief for the millions of dollars in expected additional costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/jordan-kanygin\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/jordan-kanygin\/\">Jordan Kanygin,<\/a> CTV New Calgary video journalist<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/calgary\/article\/tariff-risk-could-cost-calgary-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/calgary\/article\/tariff-risk-could-cost-calgary-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trade tiff could cost Calgary nearly $500M: officials City officials say the prices of several projects already on the go could cost the city nearly $500M, including new fire trucks and the Green Line LRT. <\/p>\n<p>How one business plans to weather trade war<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A Canadian business is trying to weather the U.S.-Canada trade war by stockpiling material and absorbing the cost of tariffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Warren Levine is the president of Lips Inc., an Ontario-based company that manufacturers promotional lip balm products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe import a lot of the tubes and ingredients,\u201d Levine told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. \u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot of pre-buying. As a matter of fact, we just brought in over a million tubes. This way we can keep our prices down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Levine says while the company is exploring new markets, it wants to maintain its relationship with existing customers in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the things we realized is it\u2019s very hard to make a customer, but it\u2019s very easy to lose one,\u201d Levine said. \u201cSo, what we\u2019ve decided for the foreseeable future is that we are going to cover any tariffs that are imposed on our U.S.-based customers for the time being, because we want to keep them happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis,<\/a> CTVNews.ca journalist <\/p>\n<p>New tariffs \u2018more symbolic\u2019: O\u2019Toole<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In an interview on CTV News Channel on Wednesday, Erin O\u2019Toole said his message to Canadians is Trump\u2019s latest round of tariffs is \u201cmore symbolic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">O\u2019Toole is a former Conservative leader and current member of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s 24-person Canada-U.S. Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t send a lot of dairy exports to the United States,\u201d O\u2019Toole said. \u201cThis new collection of goods seems to have been a symbolic response. I don\u2019t think it will add any more harm to an already challenging situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He added that while the new levies will impact certain sectors, for example the whiskey industry, it\u2019s important Canada wait out the difficult period for the sake of a better deal with the Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cNow we\u2019re in this series of tit-for-tat,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is why no one wins in a trade war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis has to be brought to a head,\u201d he also said. \u201cAnd I think we\u2019ve done that, and we have to have the resolve to hold out until we can get back to the negotiating table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Van Dyk<\/a>, CTV News writer &amp; producer<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s trade war with Canada is \u2018making America expensive again\u2019: O\u2019Toole Former Conservative leader Erin O\u2019Toole on the trade war making \u2018life expensive\u2019 for both countries and \u2018the high school name calling\u2019 from U.S. officials. <\/p>\n<p>Mulcair praises Greer, slams Trump and Lutnick<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Speaking to CTV News Channel on Wednesday, former federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair only had harsh words for U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But Mulcair also described U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as one of the \u201cadults\u201d in the room, and someone who will be instrumental in hammering out a new trade deal with Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI have great respect for Jamieson Greer as someone with profound ethical bearings and a strong moral compass,\u201d Mulcair, a CTV News political commentator, said. \u201cSure, he has to deliver his lines that are given to him by Trump\u2019s acolytes, but he\u2019s an honest person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis,<\/a> CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>\u2018De-escalate this conflict\u2019: Republican senator<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Republican U.S. Sen. for Maine Susan Collins says she\u2019s glad to see the Trump administration pulling back on some tariffs, while still calling on it to go further and \u201cde-escalate this conflict and reach a trade resolution with our Canadian partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Collins, who has been a vocal critic of Trump\u2019s tariff regime in the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorCollins\/status\/2097518866557440439\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote in a post on social media<\/a> Wednesday that she \u201cappreciate(s)\u201d the U.S. administration removing road salt and cement from its list of tariffed products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThese additional exemptions follow Canada\u2019s announcement that it will carve out American seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariff list, which would have caused significant harm to Maine\u2019s lobstermen,\u201d Collins wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, significant tariffs \u2014 including those on forest products \u2014 remain in effect and will lead to higher costs for Maine families and uncertainty for businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Van Dyk<\/a>, CTV News writer &amp; producer<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I were the Canadians I would be careful\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trump-bans-canadian-goods-from-us-government-contracts-after-new-duties-kick-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent<\/a> on Tuesday repeated his claim that Trump offered Canada the best trade deal and said he\u2019s not sure why Carney walked away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He told right-wing Breitbart News that \u201cwe will see if this can be walked back,\u201d while downplaying the impact of Canada\u2019s tariffs on the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf I were the Canadians I would be careful because they wanted the benefits of being a state without being a state,\u201d Bessent said. \u201cNow that the arrangements may be splintering everyone\u2019s going to be coming to our side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021092_897_X32F6OZUYBG3PB7QQMNQNNEMXE.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert) Greer blames Canada for trade war escalation<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/canada-to-blame-for-washingtons-escalation-of-trade-war-says-trump-trade-czar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/canada-to-blame-for-washingtons-escalation-of-trade-war-says-trump-trade-czar\/\" target=\"_blank\">says Canada is to blame<\/a> for Washington\u2019s decision to escalate the trade war with its northern neighbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Greer says the escalation was a \u201cnatural consequence\u201d of Canada discriminating against American exports and choosing \u201csenseless retaliation\u201d over a near-final trade deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He says Trump plans to defend the interests of American workers and exporters, and restore reciprocity in bilateral trade relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>Bombardier continues to hire Americans<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bombardier is continuing to recruit American workers to fill 500 open jobs in the U.S., the Canadian private jet maker told Reuters on Wednesday, even as it faces threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to ban its planes from the U.S. market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican running for re-election in November, said he would fight to save Bombardier jobs in his state, where the company employs about 1,500 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve already taken that concern inside the Oval Office,\u201d he said on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RogerMarshallMD\/status\/2097351267047686208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2097351267047686208%7Ctwgr%5E8d2abe04205ea69366023ab66c43ee0297d46917%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctvnews.ca%2Fworld%2Ftrumps-tariffs%2Farticle%2Fbombardier-says-it-wants-to-fill-500-open-us-jobs-despite-trumps-threats%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">X on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Republican Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said on Monday he had reached out to the Trump administration \u201cto make certain the president is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021092_333_UHMCAXNSY57NPRDIQNPJPLPID4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Jet planes are assembled at Bombardier&#8217;s aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, May 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sammy Kogan Jet planes are assembled at Bombardier&#8217;s aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, May 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sammy Kogan <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/bombardier-says-it-wants-to-fill-500-open-us-jobs-despite-trumps-threats\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/bombardier-says-it-wants-to-fill-500-open-us-jobs-despite-trumps-threats\/\">Read the full story<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Profits are expected to be about half\u2019: business owner<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A small business owner in Canada told CTV News on Wednesday that her business is withering under tariffs and general uncertainty as the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Laura Thompson, a co-founder of the skincare brand Three Ships Beauty said she had previously relied on the U.S. as an export market, but now its eating into her profit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAt this point we\u2019ve just eaten any of those costs of those tariffs,\u201d Thompson said, explaining that her company hasn\u2019t raised prices for consumers or retail partners in Canada or the U.S. She said that the unpredictability of trade negotiations makes it hard for her to plan for the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIts just taken a hit to our bottom line and this year profits are expected to be around half of where they were last year,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/joe-vanwonderen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Van Wonderen<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Canadian product bans \u2018a huge symbolic message\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Trump administration\u2019s bans on Canadian goods like motorcycles and alcohol are an unprecedented escalation, according to an international trade lawyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThat is a very big step in Canada-U.S. trade relations,\u201d John Boscariol told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Boscariol \u2013 the co-head of the international trade and investment law group at McCarthy T\u00e9trault LLP \u2013 says he\u2019s unaware of Canada or the U.S. ever banning each other\u2019s products during a trade dispute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAlmost all that product was already subject to a 50 per cent tariff,\u201d Boscariol added. \u201cI think there\u2019s a huge symbolic message being sent here by the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Tariff price hikes may take time to hit shelves<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Retail experts say there will be a short lag before shoppers see price increases on store shelves amid recent escalations in the Canada-U.S. trade war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Matt Poirier with the Retail Council of Canada says it will take time for stores to work through existing inventory and begin stocking newly tariffed goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He says items with a shorter shelf life and other fast-selling products will likely see prices rise first, followed by durable goods with slower inventory turnover like ovens and washing machines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The first noticeable signs of the counter-tariffs on Canadian shelves are likely to be fewer promotions and less product choice as retailers replace American goods with Canadian or overseas alternatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/tariffs\/2026\/09\/09\/tariff-price-hikes-may-take-time-to-hit-shelves-as-retailers-work-through-inventory\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/tariffs\/2026\/09\/09\/tariff-price-hikes-may-take-time-to-hit-shelves-as-retailers-work-through-inventory\/\">Read the full story here <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump Avenue: Motion to rename Ottawa street<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ottawa city council will vote later this month on a motion to remove U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s name from a residential street in Canada\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump Avenue is one of several streets in Ottawa\u2019s Central Park neighbourhood that references New York City. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Other street names include Madison Park, Manhattan Crescent and Staten Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Coun. Riley Brockington introduced a motion on Wednesday asking council to approve renaming Trump Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If approved on Sept. 23, the motion would direct Brockington to lead a public consultation process with households on Trump Avenue to nominate a new street name that meets the city\u2019s street naming policies, \u201cwhich may retain a New York City theme or propose a name that deviates from that theme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/ottawa\/about-us\/team\/josh-pringle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Pringle<\/a>, CTVNewsOttawa.ca digital lead <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/ottawa\/article\/ottawa-council-to-vote-to-remove-donald-trumps-name-from-residential-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021093_853_WQXPJUQEIJCTBITFLGIBPIONFY.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Trump Avenue A residential street in Ottawa&#8217;s Central Park neighbourhood is named Trump Avenue. (Maddison De Varennes\/CTV News Ottawa) Are new U.S. tariffs an \u2018adjustment\u2019 or an escalation?<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Trump administration has dropped U.S. tariffs on some Canadian products while adding others to its list. Matthew Holmes, executive vice-president and chief of public policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says the U.S.\u2019s move is more of an \u201cadjustment\u201d than an escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf you actually do the math, the products that are coming off the list and the products that are coming onto the list are roughly equivalent in value (to) about $1.7 (or) $1.8 billion,\u201d Holmes told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSo, this is an adjustment by the U.S. side. The Canadian side also did that with seafood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The U.S. is also moving to ban imports of certain Canadian products while blocking Canadian suppliers from American government procurement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re going from a tariff amount to an outright ban for certain products like Canadian alcohol and certain cheese and molasses and other products, that is an escalation in its own right,\u201d Holmes said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cBut from an economic perspective right now, this is fairly contained and fairly controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Trade war won\u2019t end \u2018any time soon\u2019: analyst<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">CTV News\u2019 Washington-based political analyst says he fears the trade war \u201cis not going to end anytime soon,\u201d after Trump retaliated against Canada\u2019s counter tariffs by banning new items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhat this makes clear is that this could be very long lasting,\u201d Eric Ham told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ham explained that the current trade war has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/the-real-cost-of-the-u-s-canada-trade-breakdown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cost Americans US$10 billion according to the D.C. based Council on Foreign Relations<\/a>, and the cost could go higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">When asked why Trump continues to escalate the trade war, Ham explained that Trump feels he should own Canada in order to gain access to the country\u2019s critical minerals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that President Trump simply doesn\u2019t like Canada, and the reason he doesn\u2019t is because he wants Canada to be part of the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\">Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Carney may wait to respond to bans: commentator<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Prime Minister Mark Carney may wait to respond to the latest U.S. bans on Canadian products like motorcycles and alcohol, which go into effect on Sept. 29, CTV News political commentator said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI would be surprised if the prime minister acted before the 29th of September,\u201d Scott Reid told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf you follow his pattern, he doesn\u2019t act on Donald Trump\u2019s threats in his tweets and his Truth Social rambles and rants \u2013 he reacts when measures have been implemented, so I\u2019d watch for the 29th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reid, who served as an adviser and communications director to former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, says Trump\u2019s recent backpedaling on tariffs for certain Canadian products \u2013 like cement and salt \u2013 shows some degree of domestic \u201cpolitical vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI do think there\u2019s a slightly encouraging indication in their choices,\u201d Reid said. \u201cI think some of the choices betray an acknowledgment implicitly by the president that he is under political pressure at home also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021094_275_WWGEYTE3Z6PUIJZGZYHOKQG4RQ.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"566\"\/>Le premier ministre Mark Carney s\u2019adresse aux journalistes \u00e0 Ottawa le mardi 1er septembre 2026. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE\/Justin Tang Le premier ministre Mark Carney s\u2019adresse aux journalistes \u00e0 Ottawa le mardi 1er septembre 2026. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE\/Justin Tang U.S. bans Canadian products<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s latest executive orders ban the import of certain Canadian products as of Sept. 29, including:<\/p>\n<p>Whey products including protein concentrates, fluid and modified wheyMolasses products including invert, and cane molassesNon-alcoholic beerMalt beerWine and ciderLiquor including vermouth, brandy, rye, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, liqueurs and cordialsMotorcycles, including mopeds<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>More Canadian products hit with 50% tariffs<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s new executive orders will also impose 50 per cent tariffs on more Canadian goods as of Sept. 15, including:<\/p>\n<p>Aluminum bars and rods, both alloy and non-alloyBamboo furnitureCertain paper productsDesks and lampsGolf cartsIron and steel columns, tubingMattresses<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Crowther<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Tariffs dropped on some Canadian goods<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As Trump announced sweeping bans and new tariffs on many Canadian items, the U.S. dropped tariffs on some products, including:<\/p>\n<p>Bed sheetsFishing rodsPortland cementSalt and pure sodium chlorideSugarToilet paper, towels and napkins<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Crowther<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021095_781_363BYF7NCFHPRNCP5BGJEGIJPA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. alcohol products and dairy products are shown in this combination photo. (AP Photo\/THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/\/Graham Hughes\/ Jacques Boissinot) U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. alcohol products and dairy products are shown in this combination photo. (AP Photo\/THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/Graham Hughes\/ Jacques Boissinot) O Canada to be performed at Buffalo Bills game<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Buffalo Bills have announced that the Canadian anthem will be performed before the team\u2019s home opener later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Bills announced the decision in an Instagram post Wednesday, noting that it will be the first time in franchise history that both the Canadian and American anthems will be performed prior to a home game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The move comes amid a trade war with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that effectively banned the import of a number of Canadian products, including alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Bills\u2019 home opener \u2014 their first regular-season game at the newly constructed Highmark Stadium \u2014 is scheduled for Sept. 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Barenaked Ladies will perform O Canada, while Auli\u2019i Cravalho, the voice actress of Moana, will perform The Star-Spangled Banner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Buffalo Bills: Canadian anthem to be performed at home opener<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">At the Keybank Centre, home of the Buffalo Sabres, this however is nothing new. In May, fans sung \u2018O Canada\u2019 during a playoff game between the Sabres and Boston Bruins.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021096_902_ZTJJK3RST5TWVPVAVM4T2DW47I.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Interior view of Highmark Stadium prior to an NFL pre-season football game featuring the Buffalo Bills against the Carolina Panthers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jeffrey T. Barnes) Interior view of Highmark Stadium prior to an NFL pre-season football game featuring the Buffalo Bills against the Carolina Panthers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jeffrey T. Barnes) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/about-us\/team\/joshua-mcginnis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/about-us\/team\/joshua-mcginnis\/\">Joshua McGinnis,<\/a> CTVNews.ca, journalist <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/article\/canadian-anthem-to-be-performed-at-buffalo-bills-home-opener-amid-trade-war-tensions\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/article\/canadian-anthem-to-be-performed-at-buffalo-bills-home-opener-amid-trade-war-tensions\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Previous days\u2019 updates follow:<\/p>\n<p>Canada assessing new U.S. tariffs: LeBlanc<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he is in contact with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and that Canada is assessing the latest measures issued by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhen the U.S. is ready to engage, our government will work in good faith and constructively towards a more secure mutually beneficial trading relationship that fully respects Canadian sovereignty,\u201d LeBlanc said in a social media post Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOur core focus is on what we can control: building strength at home, diversifying our partnerships abroad, and building Canada strong for all Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021097_718_2X4LHYCTKTLBDFL3SPIALKYFMY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"535\"\/>Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc listens as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada&#8217;s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Patrick Doyle Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc listens as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada&#8217;s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Patrick Doyle <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/hunter-crowther\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Crowther<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>New ban is Trump \u2018controlling the headlines\u2019: professor<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jeffrey Bloodworth, a history professor at the U.S.-based Gannon University, says the latest ban on Canadian goods is Trump\u2019s way of \u201ccontrolling the headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not talking about Iran,\u201d he told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019re talking about a trade war, and Trump sees this as helping his political numbers, because it has in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As for what products are going to be banned in the U.S., Bloodworth said it\u2019s unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe GSA (U.S. General Services Administration) ban, that seemed like low hanging fruit, which is indicative of an administration that\u2019s shooting from the hip, that doesn\u2019t have a real specific strategy, other than to Saber rattle,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis is Donald Trump\u2019s kind of negotiating style: to always be on offence, to always be aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/elianna-lev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elianna Lev<\/a>, CTVNews.ca multi-platform writer<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re not talking about Iran, we\u2019re talking about a trade war\u2019: analyst on Trump\u2019s aims Political analyst Jefferey Bloodworth breaks down U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s latest threat to ban some Canadian products from the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>Saskatchewan booze ban mentioned by Trump<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s executive orders that banned several Canadian products from the U.S. made a direct reference to Saskatchewan\u2019s levy on U.S. liquor imports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Saskatchewan\u2019s ban, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/business\/article\/saskatchewan-tax-on-american-liquor-kicks-in-for-retailers-amid-trade-standoff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">which went into effect Tuesday<\/a>, adds a 50 per cent surcharge on American-made alcohol in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian booze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/09\/excluding-certain-canadian-alcoholic-beverages-from-importation-into-the-united-states-in-response-to-continued-discrimination-against-the-commerce-of-the-united-states-with-respect-to-alcoholic-bever\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s executive order<\/a> called the ban an example of Canada\u2019s continued \u201cdiscriminatory treatment\u201d of U.S. alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">CTV News Regina has reached out to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe\u2019s office for a response to the added measures from the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/cole-davenport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Davenport<\/a>, CTV News Regina anchor<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/regina\/article\/saskatchewan-liquor-levy-directly-cited-by-white-house-in-counter-tariff-response\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read CTV News Regina\u2019s full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021098_522_RCX46JP2RVPOO2XEYJQUIF7HRM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"520\"\/>Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a press conference before the throne speech in Regina, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Heywood Yu Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a press conference before the throne speech in Regina, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Heywood Yu \u2018NO RECIPROCITY \u2013 NO ACCESS!\u2019: Trump on Canadian products<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump posted a new threat to Canada in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117237309084360726\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media post on Tuesday<\/a>, this one related to procurement rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a post once again targeting the supply management system \u2014 about which Trump has complained frequently in the past \u2014 the U.S. president also says Canada and its provinces have \u201cbanned American Small Businesses and Companies from selling into their Government Procurement Markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Writing \u201cNO RECIPROCITY \u2013 NO ACCESS,\u201d Trump says he\u2019s blocking Canada\u2019s access to U.S. contracts by directing the agency responsible for U.S. procurement not to purchase \u201cCanadian-origin products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While most jurisdictions typically prioritize domestic procurement, some have gone a step further since the U.S. launched its trade war on Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Last year, the federal government announced an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-services-procurement\/news\/2025\/07\/canadas-new-government-implements-interim-reciprocal-procurement-to-protect-canadian-businesses-from-unfair-trade-practices.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-services-procurement\/news\/2025\/07\/canadas-new-government-implements-interim-reciprocal-procurement-to-protect-canadian-businesses-from-unfair-trade-practices.html\">interim policy on reciprocal procurement<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Several provinces, including Manitoba, B.C., and Ontario, have also implemented new restrictions on their procurement contracts since the trade conflict began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Van Dyk<\/a>, CTV News writer &amp; producer<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021098_666_UFYBA5WBQVAMZNEAPKR5WQE5M4.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Trump Truth Social Carney warns Canadians of tough times ahead<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians that the country\u2019s pivot away from the United States will come at a cost, but that the alternative would be far worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/carney-warns-of-tough-times-ahead-in-national-address-as-retaliatory-tariffs-kick-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">national video address set to be released on Tuesday<\/a>, Carney reiterated Canada\u2019s plan to respond to the U.S. trade war, including retaliatory tariffs which kicked in just after midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Carney says the aim is to come out stronger and more resilient so no country can hold Canada hostage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>What is Canada targeting?<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-on-american-goods-are-now-in-effect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-on-american-goods-are-now-in-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada\u2019s counter-tariffs include<\/a> a 50 per cent tariff on a variety of American dairy products such as milk and cream, and a 25 per cent tariff on fresh cheese and curd. Canada is also targeting U.S. wood products with 25 per cent tariffs on softwood, including pine, fir and spruce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Multiple steel and aluminum products are also being hit with a 50 per cent tariff, up from the current 25 per cent rate. They include steel rods, bars and sheets, along with prefabricated items such as bridges, towers, scaffolding, and door and window frames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Some beauty products and makeup are now subject to 50 per cent tariffs, including perfumes, sunscreen and suntan products, lip and eye makeup, manicure and pedicure preparations, and hair products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/phil-hahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/phil-hahn\/\">Phil Hahn<\/a>, CTV News senior producer<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Refrigerators are displayed at a Home Depot store in Orlando, Fla., on April 17, 2025. (John Raoux \/ AP Photo)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021099_153_QFRAOBP37RGBRDDXKOZ6USUNPE.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Trump tariffs refrigerators Refrigerators are displayed at a Home Depot store in Orlando, Fla., on April 17, 2025. (John Raoux \/ AP Photo) Canada, EU to form new alliance: Bloomberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Canada and the European Union are working to build a new all-encompassing alliance that will include trade, security, supply chains and critical raw materials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-09-08\/eu-and-canada-plan-far-reaching-alliance-to-strengthen-partnership\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-09-08\/eu-and-canada-plan-far-reaching-alliance-to-strengthen-partnership\">Bloomberg reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The new partnership will aim to offset the global power politics dominated by the U.S. and China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bloomberg reports that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce the plans at her state of the union address in France, on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Carney will attend the speech then address European lawmakers the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\">Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>No U.S. communication with Canada over Bombardier: MacKinnon<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says the U.S. government has not communicated with Canada through any official channels about Trump\u2019s threat to block the sale of Bombardier jets in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump made the threat in a social media post on Monday, while pointing to other previous grievances, including Canada waiting to certify certain American-made Gulfstream jets and claiming U.S. banks are not allowed to operate in Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Shortly after Trump\u2019s previous complaints about Canada\u2019s Gulfstream certification, the federal government certified the aircraft, in a decision MacKinnon said Tuesday was \u201cnot a political process,\u201d but rather one \u201cdesigned with safety in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">When asked about Bombardier during an exclusive interview on CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos on Tuesday, MacKinnon said the Canadian government hasn\u2019t heard anything from the U.S. administration beyond what the president has posted to social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cBombardier is certified around the world, and it does so with the help of certifying agencies, again, around the world,\u201d MacKinnon also said. \u201cAnd there is no known process to decertify an airplane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\">Spencer Van Dyk<\/a>, CTV News writer &amp; producer<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021099_904_ZXWK5HZLINBL3IFDK5SSSTWVIE.JPG\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Canada major projects office news Steven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Transport, speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Adrian Wyld B.C. store pivoting to non-American suppliers<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">An appliance retailer in B.C. is stocking up on U.S.-made products and searching for alternatives made anywhere but America, as new retaliatory-tariffs that took effect at midnight on Tuesday, threaten to drive up the cost of some major household appliances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Lazar Ilic, owner of Appliance Outlet, says suppliers have warned that prices on some U.S.-made products could rise by 30 to 50 per cent starting Oct. 1, and he says passing those costs onto his customers isn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe are competing with the big stores already as it is, and one of the things that we cannot do is raise our prices,\u201d Ilic said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">About 20 per cent of his store\u2019s inventory is made up of products that will be affected by the tariffs, he says. To prepare, Ilic has tripled his usual orders of U.S.-made appliances. That should give him about three months of inventory before the extra cost is added. After that, if customers want a tariff-impacted product made in the U.S. they will have to pay more, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In the meantime, Ilic is sourcing fridges and stoves made in Mexico, China and South Korea that offer similar features but without the tariff hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/andrew-johnson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/andrew-johnson\/\">Andrew Johnson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca national correspondent<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/how-one-bc-appliance-store-hit-by-counter-tariffs-is-pivoting-to-avoid-raising-prices\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/how-one-bc-appliance-store-hit-by-counter-tariffs-is-pivoting-to-avoid-raising-prices\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bombardier \u2018supports a local workforce\u2019: Kansas senator<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a social media post on Tuesday, U.S. Senator for Kansas Jerry Moran said he\u2019s contacted members of the Trump administration \u201cto make certain the president is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas and the importance of its presence in Wichita.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe presence of Bombardier in Wichita supports a local workforce of more than a thousand employees, who contribute their talent and expertise to our nation\u2019s defence and aerospace capabilities,\u201d Moran wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The senator added he will \u201ccontinue working to see that Bombardier\u2019s manufacturing operations not only remain in Kansas but continue to grow and create American jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\">Spencer Van Dyk<\/a>, CTV News writer &amp; producer<\/p>\n<p>Bombardier shares fall 6.4 per cent<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/stock\/BBD\/B:CT\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/stock\/BBD\/B:CT\/\">Bombardier (BBDb.TO)<\/a> shares fell 6.4 per cent in Tuesday morning trading after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the Canadian private jet maker\u2019s access to the lucrative U.S. market, which accounts for about half of the company\u2019s sales. The stock rebounded in afternoon trading Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump made the threat in a post on Monday as a trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa escalates, with Canada introducing counter tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods. The Toronto Stock Exchange, on which Bombardier trades, was closed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Quebec on Bombardier threats<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Quebec Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette offered her support to Bombardier after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to stop the sale of products from the Montreal-based company in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump said in a social media post that the aircraft aren\u2019t \u201cgood enough,\u201d adding if Canada wants to keep selling Bombardier aircraft in the U.S., they must be built there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Fr\u00e9chette said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CFrechette\/status\/2097036431851975152\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CFrechette\/status\/2097036431851975152\">social media post<\/a> that she would not respond to provocation with provocation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/about-us\/robin-dellacorte\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/about-us\/robin-dellacorte\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Della Corte<\/a>, CTV News Montreal digital reporter <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/article\/frechette-responds-to-trumps-bombardier-threats\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/article\/frechette-responds-to-trumps-bombardier-threats\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump threatens to block Bombardier sales as Canada\u2019s retaliatory tariffs take effect U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to block Bombardier sales as Canada\u2019s new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect. Jeremie Charron has the latest. <\/p>\n<p>B.C. to install \u2018never the 51st state\u2019 signs at U.S. border<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The British Columbia government will install new signs at U.S. border crossings declaring the province is \u201cnever the 51st state,\u201d Premier David Eby announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Eby unveiled the tongue-in-cheek measure while warning of the very real economic consequences of the escalating Canada-U.S. trade war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cPeople will lose their jobs and businesses will close on both sides of the border,\u201d the premier said during a news conference in Victoria. \u201cWe have to look out for one another. We have to buy Canadian whenever we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Eby said the new signs near U.S. border crossings would declare: \u201cWelcome to B.C., Canada. Strong, proud and never the 51st state. Sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/about-us\/todd-coyne\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/about-us\/todd-coyne\/\">Todd Coyne<\/a>, CTV News Vancouver journalist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/article\/bc-to-install-never-the-51st-state-signs-amid-escalating-trade-war-with-us\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/article\/bc-to-install-never-the-51st-state-signs-amid-escalating-trade-war-with-us\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump claims U.S. banks can\u2019t operate in Canada. That\u2019s not true<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Asked about the trade war with Canada last week, U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that U.S. banks are not allowed to do business with its neighbour to the north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThey have their banks here, Bank of Canada, all of their big banks \u2014 big, beautiful banks,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI think they have six or seven major banks here. We don\u2019t have our banks there. You know why? They don\u2019t allow it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">However, there are currently 15 U.S.-based banks operating out of Canada, either as branches or subsidiaries, according to a spokesperson for the Canadian Bankers Association. Certain restrictions can make it difficult for U.S. banks to compete north of the border, experts say, but they are free to enter the market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/fact-focus-trump-claims-us-banks-cannot-operate-in-canada-thats-not-true\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Saskatchewan didn\u2019t ask for this trade fight\u2019: Moe<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says that while counter-tariffs are \u201cnecessary\u201d to respond to the \u201cunjustified\u201d tariffs imposed by the United States, the focus should be on getting negotiators back to the table to get \u201cthe best deal for Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSaskatchewan didn\u2019t ask for this trade fight, but we still stand up for our people and industries,\u201d he wrote in a post on social media Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep opening new markets, strengthening trade relationships and getting more Saskatchewan products to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/spencer-van-dyk\/\">Spencer Van Dyk<\/a>, CTV News writer &amp; producer<\/p>\n<p>No formal trade talks with U.S.: LeBlanc<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With Canadian counter-tariffs now in effect, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc\u2019s office has confirmed that discussions between the two countries are still ongoing, though they do not involve trade talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cCanadian and American officials have maintained ongoing discussions on a range of issues, although formal trade negotiations are not taking place at this stage,\u201d LeBlanc\u2019s office said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\">Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Retaliatory tariffs target battleground U.S. states <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As Canada\u2019s retaliatory tariffs took effect Tuesday, one expert suggested the measures were intended not only to hit American exporters but also to increase political pressure on Republicans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">James Horncastle, a geopolitics professor at Simon Fraser University, said many of the targeted industries are concentrated in states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, where political races are expected to be closely contested on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cGiven that the United States is heading towards midterm elections, many of the states that are impacted by these counter-tariff announcements are ones where the Republicans are either vulnerable, or in ones where they have to make gains,\u201d Horncastle said Tuesday, during an interview with CTV\u2019s Your Morning Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If Democrats do take the majority this fall and come into office next year, one U.S. Congressman says dropping the tariffs against Canada will be a priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe have our own interests as members of Congress representing people, to reverse these tariffs,\u201d said Rick Larsen, U.S. Representative for Washington\u2019s Second Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/about-us\/becca-clarkson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/about-us\/becca-clarkson\/\">Becca Clarkson<\/a>, CTV News Vancouver journalist<\/p>\n<p>How Albertans can work around counter-tariffs<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">An Alberta business owner is stocked up and hoping to avoid raising prices while awaiting a resolution to the escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Teresa Spinelli, president of the Italian Centre Shop, said her company imports mainly from Europe but won\u2019t escape unscathed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSome of my favourite cheese is actually from the U.S. So that\u2019s going to go up by 25 per cent for sure,\u201d she said. \u201cThe only other thing that I think is going to really affect us is with the packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Spinelli explained that packaging like bottles, jars and cans often comes from the U.S. and has the potential to raise prices even for locally grown or made goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cEven though there are no tariffs on the beans because they\u2019re a Canadian product, the can the beans are in is going to go up for sure,\u201d she added. \u201cThat gets passed on to us and we unfortunately have to pass that on to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/brittany-ekelund\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/brittany-ekelund\/\">Brittany Ekelund<\/a>, CTVNewsEdmonton.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/edmonton\/article\/in-this-for-the-long-haul-how-albertans-can-work-around-canadian-counter-tariffs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/edmonton\/article\/in-this-for-the-long-haul-how-albertans-can-work-around-canadian-counter-tariffs\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorado governor says U.S. and Canada need a \u2018reset\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Canada and the U.S. need to \u201creset\u201d their relationship because the ongoing trade war is hurting people in both countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Speaking to CTV News Channel on Tuesday, Polis said the rhetoric being used by Trump and his administration doesn\u2019t represent most Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAmerica does not view Canada as the 51st state, any more than Canada views United States as the 11th or the 14th province or territory,\u201d he said. \u201dUnfortunately, in our country, that guy\u2019s our president, and that\u2019s kind of the problem. This is not the way Americans deal. I think Canadians know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He added that he hopes the U.S. will have a new president in two years, and \u201chopefully new Congress in a few months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s my fondest hope that the pendulum will swing the other way, and people will see the horrors of how ridiculous and painful it is, for no reason, to have these economic fights and disagreements, and we could work towards establishing a new framework, frequent closer collaboration than we\u2019ve ever had before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/elianna-lev\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/elianna-lev\/\">Elianna Lev<\/a>, CTVNews.ca multi-platform writer<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was a pretty good deal\u2019: former U.S. trade rep<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A former U.S. trade representative who worked on the file with Trump during his first term says she\u2019d like to see negotiators return to the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s hard at this moment to see an off-ramp very close by,\u201d Kate Kalutkiewicz told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. \u201cI hope inevitably we get there because, of course, inevitably, as two economies that are almost completely interdependent on one another, it\u2019s hard to watch this unfolding. \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Kalutkiewicz voiced her approval of Trump\u2019s negotiating skills, explaining that Trump\u2019s administration has threatened tariffs on \u201con almost every country in the world.\u201d However, they\u2019ve also negotiated agreements \u201cwith a number of other countries to bring those tariff rates down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The former representative says from her perspective, the trade deal turned down by Canada seemed to be \u201cmeaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201c(As) someone who negotiated for the United States for two decades, what I could see is that there were people unhappy on both sides and there were people happy on both sides, and that tells me that it was a pretty good deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kayla-thompson\/\">Kayla Thompson<\/a>, CTVNews.ca, journalist<\/p>\n<p>Quebec announces $1.5B buy local push<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Quebec government has announced a series of measures to promote buying locally in response to the escalating trade war between Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette says the measures will inject about $1.5 billion into the Quebec economy in the next four months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ministers adopted an order-in-council requiring the government to take steps to favour local businesses when it comes to awarding contracts, such as reserving public bids for companies with a place of business in Quebec and Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/business\/article\/quebec-premier-says-tariff-countermeasures-will-add-15b-to-the-provinces-economy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/business\/article\/quebec-premier-says-tariff-countermeasures-will-add-15b-to-the-provinces-economy\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021100_216_KTTPHQBQMCAGBZZK26ULJ4B65U.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"568\"\/>Quebec Premier and Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec Leader Christine Fr\u00e9chette, flanked by Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy an Minister Responsible for Maritime Strategy Bernard Drainville, left, and Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Samuel P&#8230; Quebec Premier and Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec Leader Christine Fr\u00e9chette, flanked by Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy an Minister Responsible for Maritime Strategy Bernard Drainville, left, and Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Samuel Poulin, right, arrive for a news conference on tariffs at the premier\u2019s office in Quebec City, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jacques Boissinot \u2018Be prepared\u2019: UNIFOR president on trade war length<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The president of Canada\u2019s largest private sector union is throwing her support behind Ottawa\u2019s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI believe we\u2019ve done everything possible as a country to get this resolved,\u201d UNIFOR president Lana Payne told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. \u201cAnd now we have to take the action we\u2019re taking in order to bring things to a head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Payne, who is a member of the federal government\u2019s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, says Ottawa needs to ensure tariffs have only a minimal impact on Canadian workers, who are \u201cbearing the brunt of this trade war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAnd if the U.S. hits back, then we have to be prepared to put even more on the table,\u201d Payne added. \u201cWe have to fight back and push back and hold the line and also be prepared that we might be in this place until the end of Trump\u2019s term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Counter-tariffs could lead to further retaliation: lawyer<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. may be more symbolic than impactful, according to an international trade lawyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not sure how much this is going to (impact) the U.S.\u201d KPMG Law\u2019s Robert Glasgow told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. \u201cThis is, in my mind, very much a symbol for the government to be holding up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While Canadian counter-tariffs are meant to target crucial swing states like Michigan and Maine ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November, Glasgow says they could also lead to further escalation by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cPart of my fear here is that we end up being caught in a cycle where Canada takes steps that are big enough to be irritating to the United States, but not big enough to have a huge major impact,\u201d Glasgow said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThen we end up with a U.S. government that\u2019s annoyed, but not hamstrung. And so to that extent, the Trump administration may come back, as they\u2019ve already indicated they may, with measures against other Canadian goods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Semi-trailer tariffs could hurt Canadians: COO<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A Canadian company wants Ottawa to rethink its 25 per cent retaliatory tariff on U.S.-made semi-trailers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Mack Keay is the chief operating officer of Ocean Trailer, Western Canada\u2019s largest semi-trailer dealer and rental company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe biggest reason that we feel that semi-trailers are the wrong thing to tariff is because everything that you see around you, and everything on the grocery store shelves, came in a trailer,\u201d Keay told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. \u201cThat freight cost is built into every item, so increasing that freight cost increases inflation for every Canadian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Keay says they have roughly 600 trailers on order from U.S. companies right now, worth approximately $45 million. With those orders now in jeopardy and few domestic alternatives, Keay says trucking companies will likely end up keeping older equipment on Canadian roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere are a few Canadian semi-trailer manufacturers, but they build about one-tenth of what we would import in a year,\u201d Keay said. \u201cThe average age of trucking fleets in Canada is older than it has ever been. Old equipment wears out. The more older equipment we have on Canadian roads, the less safe they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Poilievre calls for transparency on rejected trade deal<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to disclose details about the rejected trade deal between Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/regina\/article\/poilievre-calls-for-transparency-on-rejected-trade-deal-during-regina-visit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speaking to reporters in Regina on Monday<\/a>, Poilievre argued that Canadians have a right to know exactly what was offered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe prime minister obviously has an analysis on how his counter-tariffs will increase inflation and costs for small business,\u201d Poilievre said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHe has admitted that tariffs will be a tax on consumers, we just want him to release that analysis so that single moms, small business owners, seniors, know what they\u2019re going to have to pay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/daniel-reech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Reech<\/a>, CTV News Regina, journalist<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021101_508_Y4W5TH5GFS4MPVWLBSFBYD3QJU.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney shake hands following the English-language federal leaders&#8217; debate in Montreal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christopher Katsarov Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney shake hands following the English-language federal leaders&#8217; debate in Montreal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christopher Katsarov Saskatchewan tax on U.S. liquor kicks in<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Saskatchewan\u2019s government is set to slap its retaliatory tax on American booze today amid the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced last month his province would implement the 50 per cent fee on American alcohol on the same day Canada\u2019s reciprocal tariffs take effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Any U.S.-produced alcohol purchased through the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority\u2019s online ordering system, used by retailers across the province, is being hit by the levy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Unlike other Canadian provinces, Saskatchewan and Alberta do not have a ban on American alcohol products.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789021101_727_X3KMNAN6EHLKVLVH33YMNWP2BI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Six-packs of Bud Light, Budweiser and Michelob Ultra are displayed at a liquor store, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Fairfield, Calif. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez) Six-packs of Bud Light, Budweiser and Michelob Ultra are displayed at a liquor store, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Fairfield, Calif. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/tariffs\/2026\/09\/08\/saskatchewan-tax-on-american-liquor-kicks-in-for-retailers-amid-trade-standoff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expect holiday season price increases<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Depending on the product, Canadian consumers should expect to see prices increase due to tariffs and counter-tariffs within the next six to 18 weeks, according to Kyle Peacock, principal of Peacock Tariff Consulting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt really depends on the supply chain,\u201d Peacock told CTV News Channel on Tuesday. \u201cYou\u2019ll probably start to see this in the holiday season. So anyone that is looking to do holiday purchases, I would look at purchasing early to avoid these tariff increases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Peacock describes the list of tariffed items as a \u201cliving document\u201d that is subject to change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cBusiness owners out there, just be aware,\u201d Peacock advised. \u201cJust because you weren\u2019t on the list today doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t be on the list in the future, or just because you\u2019re on the list today doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t be off in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Trump map \u2018wholly inappropriate\u2019: Iceland<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Iceland\u2019s foreign ministry said Tuesday it had summoned the U.S. ambassador after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/article\/trump-sparks-fury-with-post-of-map-with-canada-iceland-as-part-of-us\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/article\/trump-sparks-fury-with-post-of-map-with-canada-iceland-as-part-of-us\/\">U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map <\/a>that seemingly showed the island as part of the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cMinister for Foreign Affairs, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, summoned the U.S. Ambassador yesterday to convey a clear message that the image was wholly inappropriate,\u201d the ministry said in a statement to AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump on Monday posted an image to social media with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trump-targets-canada-on-social-media-a-day-before-counter-tariffs-kick-in\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/trump-targets-canada-on-social-media-a-day-before-counter-tariffs-kick-in\/\">map of North America<\/a> in which Canada, Greenland, Mexico, much of central America and the Caribbean, as well as Iceland, were coloured in with the U.S. flag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">AFP<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/article\/trump-sparks-fury-with-post-of-map-with-canada-iceland-as-part-of-us\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/article\/trump-sparks-fury-with-post-of-map-with-canada-iceland-as-part-of-us\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. eyes trade deals with Latin America: Rubio <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The United States was hoping to wrap up \u201cgood, solid\u201d trade deals in the foreseeable future with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday ahead of planned visits to the three countries this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s \u2018Steel City\u2019 braces for tariff impacts<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In the wake of 50 per cent U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs, workers in Canada\u2019s \u201cSteel City\u201d are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/this-canadian-city-is-known-to-produce-steel-heres-how-it-plans-to-survive-the-trade-war\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/this-canadian-city-is-known-to-produce-steel-heres-how-it-plans-to-survive-the-trade-war\/\"> bracing for layoffs and more uncertainty.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hamilton, Ont. produced roughly half of all of Canada\u2019s steel at one point and continues to produce millions of tonnes of the material each year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think there\u2019s a sense that people really are uncertain about the future,\u201d Andrea Horwath, mayor of Hamilton, told CTV News on Monday. \u201cThey don\u2019t know how bad it\u2019s going to get. I think what they do know is that if it gets bad, the pain is going to be significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">To highlight the city\u2019s industrial and steel-producing roots, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/how-this-hamilton-steel-worker-is-reminding-the-us-of-the-trading-relationship-they-once-had\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/how-this-hamilton-steel-worker-is-reminding-the-us-of-the-trading-relationship-they-once-had\/\">Art Gallery of Hamilton is currently hosting a \u201cMade in Hamilton\u201d exhibition,<\/a> which features locally made automotives, appliances, hardware and pantry items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think the exhibition tells a really unique story about what we\u2019re going through now with the U.S.,\u201d exhibition curator Tor Lukasik-Foss told CTV News. \u201cA lot of what\u2019s here represents the full potential of what a partnership between two countries looks and feels like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kamil-karamali\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/kamil-karamali\/\">Kamil Karamali<\/a>, CTV National News Weekend Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>Former minister calls war \u2018mutually detrimental\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/james-moore-can-canadas-tactical-patience-outlast-trumps-tariff-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new opinion piece<\/a>, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore laments the \u201cmutually detrimental\u201d trade war between the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe North American economic alliance has been the greatest trading partnership and wealth-building alignment in human history,\u201d Moore writes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThat U.S. President Donald Trump chose to pick a fight with Canada is a colossal step backwards for economic prosperity, a shattering of decades of accumulated trust and a threat to our security co-operation going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Moore, who served in prime minister Stephen Harper\u2019s cabinet, argues that Trump\u2019s trade war with Canada is likely a \u201cdistraction tactic\u201d from the Iran conflict and the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOne thing has become clear, however, and that is that these tariffs are both bad policy and bad politics and will ultimately fail economically and electorally for those who advocate and implement them with any vigour,\u201d Moore says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/james-moore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Moore<\/a>, CTV News Contributor<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/james-moore-time-is-on-canadas-side-in-this-lose-lose-tariff-war-with-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/james-moore-time-is-on-canadas-side-in-this-lose-lose-tariff-war-with-trump\/\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sapporo shifting production to U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With 50 per cent tariffs targeting Canadian beer exports to the U.S., Japan\u2019s Sapporo Breweries Ltd. has announced that it will be shifting some production from Canada to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In Canada, Sapporo beer is made at the Sleeman Breweries facility in Guelph, Ont., which Sapporo acquired in 2006.According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/business\/2026\/09\/08\/companies\/sapporo-beer-canada-production-shift-us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">several media reports<\/a>, Sapporo plans to move production of non-alcoholic beer destined for the U.S. market to an American facility in the first half of 2027 in order to avoid tariffs. The Japanese beer giant says it is also considering opening a U.S. brewery on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/team\/daniel-otis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Otis<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s approval ratings an advantage for Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The ongoing trade war between once-great friends is a classic David vs. Goliath matchup from the outset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The U.S. economy is 13 times larger and Canada sends roughly 70 per cent of its exports south of the border. These numbers alone make it an uphill climb for Ottawa, depending on how long this battle wages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">However, the current economic and political climate gives Ottawa some momentum. Canada\u2019s economy grew at a 3.2 per cent annualized rate in the second quarter, more than twice the 1.5 per cent pace in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Moreover, President Trump\u2019s approval ratings continue to fall, giving Carney massive space to engage aggressively against the White House. Around 60 per cent of Americans disapprove of Trump overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Among independents, which will determine if the Republican Party maintains control of Congress, more than 70 per cent disapprove of the president\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">These numbers will overwhelmingly shape the U.S. midterm elections which are exactly eight weeks away. The White House has no room for error and lawmakers are in jeopardy of losing their jobs everyday that this battle continues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/eric-ham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Ham<\/a>, CTV News political analyst in Washington<\/p>\n<p>Trump targets Canada on Truth Social<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">U.S. President Donald Trump made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/get-up-governor-trump-attacks-pm-carney-with-hockey-cartoon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/trumps-tariffs\/article\/get-up-governor-trump-attacks-pm-carney-with-hockey-cartoon\/\" target=\"_blank\">flurry of social media posts over the Labour Day long weekend<\/a> targeting Canada. They included a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117230286557431140\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117230286557431140\" target=\"_blank\">Truth Social post on Monday<\/a> showing a map covered entirely by a U.S. flag and the words \u201cUnited States of America.\u201d In the image, the U.S. map blankets Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, Iceland and Greenland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump also turned to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117230978314061095\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117230978314061095\" target=\"_blank\">Truth Social on Monday to declare<\/a>, \u201cNO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/elianna-lev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/about-us\/team\/elianna-lev\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elianna Lev<\/a>, CTVNews.ca journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government announced Wednesday it will scale back its environmental review process for major energy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":890147,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[712,45,49,48,46],"class_list":["post-890146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-apple-news","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}