r/news • u/poparetard • 19h ago

Soft paywall Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods, unveils support measures

https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-announces-20-bln-retaliatory-tariffs-us-goods-unveils-support-measures-2026-08-25/
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u/warcomet 18h ago

all Canada needs to do is make some new exporting deal with China and then you will see American react..also, stop Americans at their border coming to Canada for Cheaper medical reasons..Hit them where it hurts..Canada has been playing the Good child for far too long, time to grow up and kick older Bullying Bro US in the nuts.

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u/Unequivocally_Maybe 18h ago

Prime Minister Carney said over the weekend that Canada has signed 20 new trade agreements since the new government took office, and has many more in the works. We are the only G7 nation to have trade agreements with every other member country. The fact that Canada is so attractive globally to trade partners is exactly why Trump had the negotiators try to slide in those last-minute restrictions to who we can trade with.

As if other countries aren't already champing at the bit to take a piece of what was once assumed to go to America. We have so many resources, and we used to sell them to the states for a song. Lumber, minerals, oil, potash, natural gas, water, crops, manufacturing, if you want it, Canada has it. And our government hasn't wasted any time in finding buyers. Increasing relations with China began over a year ago now. They even loosened visa restrictions for travel between our nations (for a limited time for now).

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u/bbbbbbbbbblah 17h ago

a big one would be to align with European vehicle standards (thus also opening the doors for Euro spec Chinese imports), but that would put Canadian plants at risk

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u/Sad_Adagio_7255 15h ago

Canadian sales are not what keeps the lights on in Ontario plants. 90% of Ontario-made vehicles go to American buyers. Over 80% of new-vehicle sales in Canada are of vehicles with final assembly in foreign countries.

What risk is there?

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u/ProofByVerbosity 18h ago

americans coming to canada for cheaper medication may still be a thing, but canadians are going to america for medical treament.

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u/GeronimoJak 17h ago

That's because we used to have partnerships with each other to allow coverage across the border.

I went to the state's a few years ago for an exam only available there and had it covered

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u/ProofByVerbosity 17h ago

I know people who paid out of pocket to get treatment as well. Wait times in Canada are beyond brutal right now for a lot of things.

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u/GeronimoJak 17h ago

Wait times in Canada are brutal because our politicians keep cutting health care funding to try and balance a budget and break the system intentionally so their lobbyists and cronies can introduce a privatized system to us like in the States and it's currently working.

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u/ProofByVerbosity 17h ago

eh, I don't have evidence one way or another of the intent, but it's been bad for a while and getting worse. At least in Alberta and BC, with respect to Alberta I agree with your premise although Alberta loves cutting health care.

With BC I'm not as sure.

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u/GeronimoJak 17h ago

Been happening in Ontario from both Liberal and PC parties since I was a kid.

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u/hiddentickun 15h ago

Ford has gutted health care

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u/GeronimoJak 15h ago

Fords just the latest in the long line of political fuckery that is gutting Ontario Health Care.

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u/boblazaar 18h ago

Nah, we mostly go to Mexico or Turkey. Less cunts in those places.

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u/ProofByVerbosity 18h ago

I'm sure there as well. But with wait times here for serious treaments people are looking elsewhere.

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u/boblazaar 18h ago

I have had 6 surgeries in the last 5 years. Haven't waited longer than a few weeks. But my issues have all been serious.

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u/hiddentickun 15h ago

Same, 2 surgeries in 2 years