Doug Ford Urges U.S.-Canada Trade Deal After Trump Hit $20 Billion of Goods With 50% Tariffs
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 30
Doug Ford Urges U.S.-Canada Trade Deal After Trump Hit $20 Billion of Goods With 50% Tariffs
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 30
Summary
Doug Ford said on ABC's "This Week" that the U.S. and Canada must reach a trade deal, arguing the dispute is hurting workers and consumers on both sides of the border.
$20 billion in Canadian goods — including whisky, dairy and clothing — were hit with 50% U.S. tariffs after Aug. 22 trade talks collapsed, prompting Prime Minister Mark Carney to promise retaliation "dollar for dollar."
Ford's appeal followed days of personal attacks with Trump: Ford called him a "dictator" and "bully," then said he regretted stooping to that level and wanted to refocus on free trade.
Trump kept up the pressure Sunday, saying Canada had been "ripping us off for decades," while the dispute spilled into symbolism after his order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" triggered split labeling on Google Maps.
The tariff fight lands about two months before the U.S. midterms, raising inflation and trade worries in battleground states such as Maine, Michigan and Iowa.