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Canadian Steel Producers Association respond to U.S. tariff escalation

August 22, 2026 /

Today’s newest tariffs are a concerning escalation from the Trump Administration. Canada and the United States have enjoyed more than thirty years of fully integrated trade and the Canadian and U.S. steel industries have benefited from that relationship. The breakdown in negotiations is regrettable.

The current circumstances present uncertainty and distinct challenges for Canada’s steel producers, but no deal is better than a bad deal, and we maintain our confidence in Canada’s negotiating team and their tireless work to land an arrangement that is beneficial to Canadian steel and the Canadian economy.

Read the whole statement from the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA).

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew comments on suspension of Canada–U.S. trade talks

August 22, 2026 /

Speaking with reporters in Winnipeg, Premier Wab Kinew comments on Canada’s decision to suspend trade negotiations with the United States hours ahead of a deadline to reach a deal. The U.S. is now set to impose a new round of tariffs on imports from Canada, with Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to implement dollar-for-dollar tariffs on American goods in retaliation.

La PM Christine Fréchette commente l’entrée en vigueur des tarifs américains

August 22, 2026 /

La première ministre du Québec, Christine Fréchette, tient une conférence de presse à Montréal à la suite de l’entrée en vigueur des tarifs imposés par le président américain Donald Trump. Elle est accompagnée du ministre de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, Bernard Drainville, du ministre des Finances et des Infrastructures, Eric Girard, du ministre des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie, Christopher Skeete, ainsi que du ministre de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation, Donald Martel.

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media after suspension of Canada-U.S. trade talks

August 22, 2026 /

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa after Canada and the U.S. failed to reach a trade agreement before a late Friday deadline and Canada said it was suspending negotiations. The prime minister has indicated that his government intends to retaliate dollar-for-dollar against new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.

Trump’s aggression toward Canada faces resistance from within the U.S.

August 22, 2026 /

The costs to the U.S. of poisoning its relationship with Canada are measurable. We see them in high U.S. inflation, the billions lost to U.S. tourism, disrupted trade with border states dependent on the Canadian market, a major hit to the bottom line of Detroit’s automakers, and the collapse of exports for the American booze industry.

Increasingly, Americans with the most to lose from a continental rift are pushing back, reports Tim Shufelt of the Globe and Mail.

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Bob Rae: ‘Trumpian bad faith revealed’

August 22, 2026 /

Bob Rae: “As the members of the Canadian delegation comes home this morning, they can hold their heads high. Canada couldn’t sign a deal the Americans tried to change at the last minute. Ask anyone who has done business with Donald Trump. That’s how he does it. It can’t work.

There will be lots of time to second guess what happened. But we need to come together as we have never done before.

We cannot succumb to tyranny, to the use of aged statutes that have not been used for a century. Trump is now our George III. Our American friends have to understand this. We are not Belarus. We are a real country that was ready to do a deal – and still is – for both parties but not prepared to put up with these “knavish tricks”.”

Hit by Trump tariffs, Quebec loses appetite for separation from Canada

August 22, 2026 /

The threat Trump poses to Canada means the best way to preserve Quebec’s unique French culture ​is to stay within Canada — at least for now, writes Maria Cheng at Reuters.

Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state and the whiplash from his tariff policy have spurred an outpouring of Canadian patriotism in Quebec, a province that regularly threatens to ​break away and has had two previous referendums on the issue.

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PM Carney: “Last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.”

August 22, 2026 /

From the written statement of Prime Minister Mark Carney, Friday August 21, 2026, 23:48 Hrs:

“To strike a fair deal that would provide the best access to the U.S. market and greater certainty to Canadian businesses and workers. Throughout, our goal has been to secure the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any deadline.

In recent weeks, we made important progress toward improving Canada’s position as having the best deal in the world with the U.S.

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