Trump says US doesn’t need Canadian hockey sticks and masks
Quick Look
- President Donald Trump stated the United States does not need Canadian hockey paraphernalia, citing a $90 billion annual trade loss with Canada.
- He confirmed plans to impose 50 percent duties on Canadian cars, auto parts, and steel starting January 1, 2027, following Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods that took effect September 8, after trade talks were suspended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada have intensified following the imposition of 50 percent U.S. import duties on certain Canadian goods starting August 22, after Canadian officials rejected a proposed trade deal. Canada responded with retaliatory duties on U.S. products effective September 8 and suspended negotiations.
WASHINGTON, October 11. /TASS/. The United States does not need Canadian hockey paraphernalia, President Donald Trump said.
"With Canada, we lose $90 billion a year. I like the national anthem, ‘Oh, Canada’, but I don't really have to listen to it, and we don't need hockey sticks, we don't need face masks, we don't need the kind of stuff they sell us," he told his supporters in the state of Tennessee.
US representative in the trade negotiations Jamieson Greer said in August that Ottawa had rejected what Washington considered to be a beneficial trade deal. This is why US 50 percent import duties on some Canadian goods came into effect on August 22. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he will suspend trade negotiations with the US and promised retaliatory duties. He said that a "trade war" had begun between the US and Canada, initiated by Washington.
Later Trump said the US plans to impose 50-percent duties on Canadian cars, auto parts, and steel starting January 1, 2027. On September 8, Ottawa’s retaliatory duties on American products came into effect.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The U.S. will impose 50 percent duties on Canadian cars, auto parts, and steel starting January 1, 2027
Very likely · Within years
Open Questions
- What specific Canadian goods are subject to the 50 percent U.S. duties?
- Which U.S. products face Canadian retaliatory tariffs?
- Will the planned 2027 tariffs on Canadian cars and steel be implemented as scheduled?
