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Canadian dollar-for-dollar tariffs hit U.S. goods as Trump antagonizes northern neighbor
Canadian dollar for dollar tariffs hit U.S. goods as Trump antagonizes northern neighbor. Originally published by Arizona Mirror.
By Ashley Murray · 2026-09-08T19:20:22.539Z
Over the weekend, Trump posted an AI cartoon of himself beating the Canadian prime minister with a hockey stick President Donald Trump has targeted Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier in his trade war with Canada. In this photo, an Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft departs Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Photo by Getty Images/Yassine Bahammou WASHINGTON — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend. Trump posted an AI generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is shown down on the ice, with a hockey stick. “Get up, governor,” a speech bubble from Trump’s mouth reads, apparently referring to Canada as a U.S. state rather than a sovereign country. Nearly $28 billion in U.S. exports crossing the border to Canada now carry up to 50% tariffs, a dollar for dollar match on Trump’s taxes on Canadian goods imposed last month, according to Canadian officials. Arizona's $6 billion in trade with Canada According to the Arizona Commerce Authority https://www.azcommerce.com/arizona canada/ , the Grand Canyon State and Canada have “forged a powerful economic alliance” that generates billions of dollars each year in bilateral trade. In 2025, Arizona sent more than $3 billion in goods to Canada and received more than $2.7 billion https://www.azcommerce.com/media/phgogew1/arizona canada international trade one sheet.pdf from the nation’s neighbor to the north, and the state has aggressively courted Canadian firms to expand their operations to Arizona. In May 2024, Gov. Katie Hobbs and Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng established a new Canadian trade office in Arizona https://www.azcommerce.com/news events/news/2024/5/governor hobbs and canadian trade minister ng announce new canadian trade office in arizona/ . Hobbs called it “a hub for promoting trade and investment” between Arizona and Canada and said it would spur economic development for both partners. Among the 629 categories of products Canada has targeted are key outputs https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/canadian tariffs further raise prices top concern voters from U.S. states with hotly contested races in the fast approaching November midterm elections, including Maine’s paper and lumber industry, Michigan’s vehicle manufacturing and Wisconsin dairy production. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who’s in the midst of a tough reelection campaign, warned https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/28/collins warns canadian tariffs will hit 170m in maine goods urges return to negotiations/ in late August roughly $170 million of her state’s goods will be impacted by the Canadian tariffs, with more than half of that coming from the forest product sector. Canada revised its tariff proposal Aug. 27 to exclude https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/27/canada excludes seafood from tariffs sparing maines lobster industry/ seafood, including Maine’s significant lobster industry. 5% of goods in question The United States and Canada’s dueling tariffs represent roughly 5% of the two countries’ massive and intertwined trading partnership, which totaled $879.9 billion https://usafacts.org/answers/what is the value of us trade/countries/canada/ in goods in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. But the escalation has been accompanied by Trump’s near constant trolling of the U.S. northern neighbor, including threats since his days on the 2024 campaign trail to annex Canada as the 51st state. Over the Labor Day weekend, the president declared on his Truth Social platform “NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!” “If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a ‘piggybank.’ BUY AMERICAN. FLY ON AMERICAN AIRLINERS. ENJOY AMERICAN LIQUOR AND BEVERAGES. SAIL ON LAKE AMERICA. AMERICA FIRST!” Trump wrote, referencing his executive order https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential actions/2026/08/honoring the american history of the great lakes and renaming lake ontario as lake america 3a36/ Aug. 27 renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. The Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier has multiple manufacturing partners and facilities in the United States, including in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kansas and New Jersey, according to the company. “Bombardier aircraft create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs through the company’s growing American footprint as well as within its supply chain made up of approximately 2,800 American companies across 47 states,” according to a Bombadier statement issued Monday. “The company spends over $2.5 Billion with suppliers each year. This deeply integrated network and incredible growth stem from the company’s heritage in the business jet industry, dating back to the innovations of Learjet in Wichita, Kansas, and the first business jets to enter service,” the statement continued. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said in a post https://x.com/JerryMoran/status/2097094557817098598?s=20 on X Monday evening that he contacted Trump “to make certain the President is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas and the importance of its presence in Wichita to many Kansas workers at Bombardier and in the Bombardier supply chain.” The company supports roughly 1,000 jobs in the state, according to the Kansas Republican. Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed Aug. 21. In days prior Trump had said he would delay new tariffs on Canadian goods while negotiations continued. Trump signed three executive orders for new tariffs https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/canadian hockey sticks wine and cement subject new trump tariffs on Canada in late July using a Depression era law that has never been enforced. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 authorizes the president to impose duties up to 50% of a product’s value in response to discrimination against U.S. commerce. Canadian dollar for dollar tariffs hit U.S. goods as Trump antagonizes northern neighbor by Ashley Murray, Arizona Mirror https://azmirror.com September 8, 2026 Canadian dollar for dollar tariffs hit U.S. goods as Trump antagonizes northern neighbor by Ashley Murray, Arizona Mirror https://azmirror.com September 8, 2026 WASHINGTON — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend. Trump posted an AI generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is shown down on the ice, with a hockey stick. “Get up, governor,” a speech bubble from Trump’s mouth reads, apparently referring to Canada as a U.S. state rather than a sovereign country. Nearly $28 billion in U.S. exports crossing the border to Canada now carry up to 50% tariffs, a dollar for dollar match on Trump’s taxes on Canadian goods imposed last month, according to Canadian officials. Arizona's $6 billion in trade with Canada According to the Arizona Commerce Authority https://www.azcommerce.com/arizona canada/ , the Grand Canyon State and Canada have “forged a powerful economic alliance” that generates billions of dollars each year in bilateral trade. In 2025, Arizona sent more than $3 billion in goods to Canada and received more than $2.7 billion https://www.azcommerce.com/media/phgogew1/arizona canada international trade one sheet.pdf from the nation’s neighbor to the north, and the state has aggressively courted Canadian firms to expand their operations to Arizona. In May 2024, Gov. Katie Hobbs and Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng established a new Canadian trade office in Arizona https://www.azcommerce.com/news events/news/2024/5/governor hobbs and canadian trade minister ng announce new canadian trade office in arizona/ . Hobbs called it “a hub for promoting trade and investment” between Arizona and Canada and said it would spur economic development for both partners. Among the 629 categories of products Canada has targeted are key outputs https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/canadian tariffs further raise prices top concern voters from U.S. states with hotly contested races in the fast approaching November midterm elections, including Maine’s paper and lumber industry, Michigan’s vehicle manufacturing and Wisconsin dairy production. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who’s in the midst of a tough reelection campaign, warned https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/28/collins warns canadian tariffs will hit 170m in maine goods urges return to negotiations/ in late August roughly $170 million of her state’s goods will be impacted by the Canadian tariffs, with more than half of that coming from the forest product sector. Canada revised its tariff proposal Aug. 27 to exclude https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/27/canada excludes seafood from tariffs sparing maines lobster industry/ seafood, including Maine’s significant lobster industry. 5% of goods in question The United States and Canada’s dueling tariffs represent roughly 5% of the two countries’ massive and intertwined trading partnership, which totaled $879.9 billion https://usafacts.org/answers/what is the value of us trade/countries/canada/ in goods in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. But the escalation has been accompanied by Trump’s near constant trolling of the U.S. northern neighbor, including threats since his days on the 2024 campaign trail to annex Canada as the 51st state. Over the Labor Day weekend, the president declared on his Truth Social platform “NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!” “If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a ‘piggybank.’ BUY AMERICAN. FLY ON AMERICAN AIRLINERS. ENJOY AMERICAN LIQUOR AND BEVERAGES. SAIL ON LAKE AMERICA. AMERICA FIRST!” Trump wrote, referencing his executive order https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential actions/2026/08/honoring the american history of the great lakes and renaming lake ontario as lake america 3a36/ Aug. 27 renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. The Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier has multiple manufacturing partners and facilities in the United States, including in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kansas and New Jersey, according to the company. “Bombardier aircraft create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs through the company’s growing American footprint as well as within its supply chain made up of approximately 2,800 American companies across 47 states,” according to a Bombadier statement issued Monday. “The company spends over $2.5 Billion with suppliers each year. This deeply integrated network and incredible growth stem from the company’s heritage in the business jet industry, dating back to the innovations of Learjet in Wichita, Kansas, and the first business jets to enter service,” the statement continued. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said in a post https://x.com/JerryMoran/status/2097094557817098598?s=20 on X Monday evening that he contacted Trump “to make certain the President is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas and the importance of its presence in Wichita to many Kansas workers at Bombardier and in the Bombardier supply chain.” The company supports roughly 1,000 jobs in the state, according to the Kansas Republican. Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed Aug. 21. In days prior Trump had said he would delay new tariffs on Canadian goods while negotiations continued. Trump signed three executive orders for new tariffs https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/canadian hockey sticks wine and cement subject new trump tariffs on Canada in late July using a Depression era law that has never been enforced. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 authorizes the president to impose duties up to 50% of a product’s value in response to discrimination against U.S. commerce. Arizona Mirror https://azmirror.com is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c 3 public charity. Arizona Mirror maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Jim Small for questions: info@azmirror.com. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY NC ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our website. AP and Getty images may not be republished. 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