The US government is also continuing to threaten a further 50 percent tariff on cars produced in Canada starting next year. This would hit the industry there hard: in 2024, 85 percent of all cars manufactured in Canada were exported to the USA.
Expert: Bad for both sides
From a purely economic perspective, the dispute is unlikely to produce a winner for the time being. At least that’s how Brad Wood from the advocacy group “National Foreign Trade Council” sees it. “These retaliatory measures are bad for Canadian businesses and consumers and bad for American businesses and consumers,” Wood told the New York Times. Every escalation ultimately represents a hurdle that must be overcome in future negotiations.
In principle, both states are not only connected by an almost 9,000 kilometer long border, but also by close trade relations. For Canada, the USA is by far the most important partner country for both imports and exports. For the US, Canada lags behind in both areas Mexico in second place.
Neither side has yet thought about detente. US President Trump has repeatedly made derogatory comments about Canada in recent days and threatened further measures. He also recently changed the name of Lake Ontario, which runs between the border of the two states, to “Lake America”. On his platform Truth Social He also published a map of North and Central America that showed all countries flying the US flag.
The president also made further threats. On his online platform Truth Social, he ordered the US procurement agency GSA to remove Canadian products from its catalogs. The president also banned the sale of the Canadian aircraft company’s products Bombardier come into play because their products are “not good enough”.
The Canadian government has not yet responded to this, but Bombardier itself has: The company announced that it has created tens of thousands of jobs in the USA so far. In addition, more than $2.5 billion is spent on suppliers in the USA every year.
Senator calls Trump to order
Trump’s threats also brought Bombardier’s supporters to the scene. Kansas Republican Senator Jerry Moran noted that Bombardier has a large facility in the state with more than a thousand employees.
That’s why Moran personally contacted the US government. “I will continue to work to ensure that Bombardier’s manufacturing facilities not only remain in Kansas, but also continue to grow and create American jobs,” the senator said on Platform X.
