{"id":2633202,"date":"2026-07-21T15:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slaps-50-percent-tariff-on-scores-of-canadian-goods-accuses-country-of-blatant-discrimination\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:54:27","slug":"trump-slaps-50-percent-tariff-on-scores-of-canadian-goods-accuses-country-of-blatant-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slaps-50-percent-tariff-on-scores-of-canadian-goods-accuses-country-of-blatant-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Slaps 50 Percent Tariff on Scores of Canadian Goods, Accuses Country of Blatant &#8216;Discrimination&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-slaps-50-percent-tariff-on-scores-of-canadian-goods-accuses-country-of-blatant-discrimination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses escalating trade tensions<\/a> between the United States and Canada, primarily triggered by tariffs and trade restrictions. On a recent Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, including dairy, wine, and hockey gear, citing unfair treatment of U.S. products such as cars, alcohol, and dairy. While these tariffs won&#8217;t take effect for 30 days, they have immediately affected diplomatic relations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by stating Canada was only matching U.S. measures in response to previous U.S. tariffs that allegedly violated the Canada-United States-mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The White House contended that Canada imposes discriminatory quotas and tariffs on U.S. goods, notably in the auto industry, and justified the tariffs under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930-an authority never before used to impose tariffs.Experts suggest the move could face legal challenges. The tension also involved remarks from Trump blaming Canada for wildfires due to alleged negligence in forest management, a claim Canada attributed to climate change. the situation reflects rising confrontations and mutual tariff impositions amidst broader trade and environmental disputes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalated sharply Monday \u2014 and this time, it had nothing to do with Canadian smoke blanketing the air in the northern U.S.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump signed proclamations at the White House announcing a 50 percent tariff on certain goods from the Great White North, citing \u201ccontinued discrimination\u201d against U.S. products.<\/p>\n<p>And while the tariffs don\u2019t go into effect for 30 days, their impact on relations was immediate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump imposed 50% tariffs on nearly $20 billion of Canadian imports, including dairy, wine and hockey gear, citing discriminatory treatment of US cars, alcohol and dairy goods, with the levies taking effect in 30 days <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jOkoAkst8F\">https:\/\/t.co\/jOkoAkst8F<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDU496Ic9S\">pic.twitter.com\/RDU496Ic9S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reuters\/status\/2079511703650209880?\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who\u2019s government has had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-trump-nukes-trade-negotiations-canada-creates-fake-reagan-recording-create-attack-ad-targeting-us-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rocky relationship<\/a> with Trump, issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkJCarney\/status\/2079353135126941864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on the social media platform X on Monday calling Trump\u2019s move \u201cthe latest in a series of unilateral U.S. trade actions that began with the U.S. imposing a series of tariffs in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement (CUSMA), the free trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He declared that Canada, \u201cas is its right, has merely matched those measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2026\/07\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-imposes-additional-tariffs-on-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> published by the White House on Monday painted a different picture of Canadian actions.<\/p>\n<p>It cited Canadian quotas and restrictions on numerous U.S. products that are not applied to other countries\u2019 exports to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>With automobiles, for instance, according to the statement, \u201cCanada imposes certain tariffs and quotas on cars imported to Canada from the U.S., but not on imports from other countries. \u00a0Canada also administers these quotas in a way that compels U.S. auto companies to invest in production in Canada instead of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House statement cited Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in imposing the stiff tariff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 338 empowers the President to impose tariffs when a country disadvantages U.S. exporters relative to the exports of another country to offset the disadvantage or burden on U.S. commerce,\u201d the statement declares.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/20\/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariff-on-canadian-goods-01005548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, the section has never been used before to impose tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>One international trade attorney told the publication that Trump\u2019s tariffs are almost certain to face a legal fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 338 is a discrimination provision and very broad in scope, but it\u2019s never been used [for tariffs] and will be challenged in court,\u201d Ryan Majerus, a partner at the Atlanta-based King and Spalding law firm, wrote in an , Politico reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis seems geared toward gaining leverage in the USMCA negotiations currently underway between the U.S. and Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s announcement came only three days after Trump used a post on the social media platform  to threaten tariffs against Canada for huge <a href=\"https:\/\/health.yahoo.com\/conditions\/respiratory\/articles\/wildfire-smoke-attack-almost-every-100000252.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clouds of smoke<\/a> from the country\u2019s wildfires billowing south over American soil. (A similar situation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-trapped-inside-thanks-canadas-air-pollution-lawmakers-demand-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occurred last year<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal, knowing that such refusal will lead to exactly this result,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116936952365066409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canadian officials, meanwhile, blame \u201cclimate change\u201d for the fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarmer, drier weather is becoming more common, increasing wildfire risk in Canada and around the world,\u201d Eleanor Olszewski, Canada\u2019s minister for emergency management, said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/17\/weather\/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire-smoke.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorthern Ontario and Quebec, for example, received less than 40 percent of normal precipitation this June, with temperatures above historical averages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-just-gave-single-best-answer-history-spend-money-climate-change-narrative-dems-use-non-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">well-documented history<\/a> of skepticism when it comes to \u201cclimate change\u201d policies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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