Summary
Canada will maintain its initial $30 billion (CA$) in retaliatory tariffs despite Trump postponing 25% tariffs on many Canadian imports for a month.
A second wave of tariffs, originally planned at $125 billion (CA$), has been suspended. Ontario will still raise electricity prices for U.S. customers, and B.C. is considering tolls on U.S. trucks going to Alaska.
Trudeau expects a prolonged trade war, following a heated call with Trump.
About 62% of Canadian imports remain subject to tariffs, as Trump pushes for U.S. companies to shift production domestically.
My understanding is that Canada has selected their items to target politically-sensitive areas that have favored Trump tariffs on Canada.
It occurs to me that it would probably also be possible for Americans who disagree with Trump’s tariff policy to avoid buying these things as long as Canada has them blacklisted, which would probably have a larger economic impact than merely Canadians doing so. Probably would need someone to do up a list of the items that Canada has blacklisted and publish it.
That would be a way of contributing to the leverage that Canada has in trying to push for open trade between Canada and the US.
The manufacturer of Jack Daniels has already been complaining.
I love this idea. It wouldn’t be hard to do once we have a list.
It’s otherwise impossible to know, as the only thing I’ve heard is Jack Daniel’s which is just one bourbon company of what, 100?
Alcohol is being tariffed but most of the Provinces have indefinitely blocked the import or sale of alcohol from the US anyway.
The full list is here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/03/list-of-products-from-the-united-states-subject-to-25-per-cent-tariffs-effective-march-4-2025.html