{"id":2649337,"date":"2026-08-25T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-retaliates-against-trump-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-rate-for-rate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:58:12","slug":"canada-retaliates-against-trump-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-rate-for-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-retaliates-against-trump-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-rate-for-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada retaliates against Trump tariffs: \u2018Dollar for dollar, rate for rate\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fcanada-retaliates-against-trump-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-rate-for-rate%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=2649337&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>Canada is retaliating against the U.S. by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-wont-even-put-up-a-fight-will-accept-trump-tariffs-without-retaliation\/\" title=\"Australia Won\u2019t Even Put Up a Fight, Will Accept ... Without Retaliation\">imposing reciprocal tariffs<\/a> on American goods in response to President Trump&#8217;s recent tariffs. Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced that starting September 8,canada will match U.S. trade penalties dollar for dollar, rate for rate, marking a significant escalation in the trade dispute. This move comes after failed trade negotiations and Canada&#8217;s perception of being treated unfairly by Washington. Trump has also threatened to rename Lake Ontario to Lake america as a symbol of the escalating tensions, and has announced plans to add new tariffs on U.S.auto imports set for next year. The ongoing disputes highlight deteriorating relations between the two countries amid economic disagreements.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a> is striking back against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> latest round of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariff\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11360\">tariffs<\/a> by imposing identical trade penalties on goods from the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francois-Philippe Champagne, the Canadian minister of finance, announced the measures at a Tuesday press conference in Ottawa. Lamenting that Canada is facing \u201ca trade dispute we did not choose,\u201d he said the nation would nonetheless confront the challenge in a \u201cproportionate, targeted, and strategic way.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4699324\/canada-retaliates-trump-tariffs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Canada retaliates against Trump tariffs: \u2018Dollar for dollar, rate for rate\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4699281\/watch-live-carney-announces-retaliation-us-tariffs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Canada announces retaliation to US tariffs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4699118\/trump-floats-changing-name-lake-ontario-lake-america\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump floats changing name of Lake Ontario to Lake America<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada, he said, will now \u201cmatch the U.S. dollar for dollar, rate for rate\u201d on trade penalties, with those measures becoming effective Sept. 8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The relationship between the United States and Canada has been rocky for several days after trade negotiations between the countries fizzled out on Friday. Ottawa complained that Washington was treating it as a second-class partner, subservient to the U.S.\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4699118\/trump-floats-changing-name-lake-ontario-lake-america\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4699118\/trump-floats-changing-name-lake-ontario-lake-america\/\"><strong>TRUMP FLOATS CHANGING NAME OF LAKE ONTARIO TO LAKE AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey asked too much of Canada and offered too little in return,\u201d Champagne told the crowd in Ottawa on Tuesday. \u201cWe stood up for our workers, we stood up for our businesses, we stood up for Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to walk away from the negotiating table meant that the planned 50% tariff on $28 billion worth of Canadian goods was allowed to go through on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump then twisted the knife on Monday, announcing that he will be placing yet another round of tariffs on the U.S.\u2019s northern neighbors, specifically on products such as automobiles and car parts. That set of tariffs would go into effect at the beginning of next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4698980\/el-sayed-trump-tariff-vanity-war-canada\/\">EL SAYED RIPS TRUMP\u2019S TARIFF \u2018VANITY WAR\u2019 AGAINST CANADA\u2019S CARNEY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has goaded Canada following the collapse of economic negotiations, threatening to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don\u2019t expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer,\u201d the president said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117155789874645152\">post on Truth Social<\/a>. Lake Ontario\u2019s name comes from the Iroquois language, and the Canadian province was named after the body of water \u2014 not the reverse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The threat to rename the lake mirrors the administration\u2019s previous mandate for all federal agencies to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the \u201cGulf of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada retaliates with matching tariffs amid US trade tensions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2649338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26203838804160_599108.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3957,50406,71570],"class_list":["post-2649337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-canada","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-retaliation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26203838804160_599108.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649367,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649337\/revisions\/2649367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}