WASHINGTON / OTTAWA — A U.S. ban on selected Canadian imports — including alcoholic drinks, dairy byproducts such as whey, molasses and motorcycles — took effect just after midnight Eastern time Tuesday, escalating a trade feud after talks collapsed in August, the BBC, Associated Press and CBC reported.
Tuesday’s measures cover nearly C$1 billion ($710 million) in Canadian liquor exports to the United States, where about 90–93% of Canada’s alcohol exports were bound in 2025, BBC News said. President Donald Trump’s September 8 executive orders framed the bans as a response to what he called continued Canadian “discrimination”; on Monday he again accused Canada of treating the United States “very unfairly.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney has called the bans “relatively modest” beside broader U.S. tariffs, while Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office said Ottawa’s priority remains protecting workers and businesses. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC last week there is “no urgency” on Washington’s side for a deal. The bans add to 50% U.S. tariffs on many Canadian goods and Canadian retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. products.
Sources: BBC News, Associated Press via WTOP, CBC News
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