- President Donald Trump warned he would impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if Canada pursues a new trade deal with China.
- The warning follows Canada’s decision to cut tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower Chinese duties on Canadian agricultural exports.
- Trump accused Canada of potentially acting as a conduit for Chinese goods into the U.S. market and questioned Prime Minister Mark Carney’s judgment.
- Analysts argue Carney’s outreach to Beijing clashes with Canadian democratic values and undermines his stated commitment to international norms.
- U.S. officials and experts warn Canada cannot replace U.S. trade with China and predict economic pressure and political backlash could force Ottawa to reverse course.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports if Ottawa pursues a new trade agreement with Beijing, escalating tensions between Washington and one of its closest trading partners.
According to BrightU.AI’s Enoch, a trade agreement between two countries removes barriers to trade, such as tariffs and quotas, to facilitate the exchange of goods and services between the nations involved. This agreement is designed to benefit both countries by increasing economic activity and reducing costs for consumers and businesses.
In line with this, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. would levy a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods entering the country should Canada strike a deal with China. The warning followed Canada’s recent decision to sharply reduce duties on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural exports.
“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the USA,” Trump wrote on Jan. 24. He also aimed at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, referring to him as “Governor Carney,” a term Trump has previously used while floating the idea of Canada becoming a U.S. state.
Trump accused Ottawa of potentially allowing Canada to serve as a gateway for Chinese products into the U.S. market. “If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘drop off port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken,” he said. The president added that China would “eat Canada alive,” warning of damage to Canadian businesses, society and its broader way of life.
Carney’s China gamble betrays Canadian values and risks costly rift with the U.S.
Conservative analysts echo Trump’s claims regarding Canada’s new trade agreement with Beijing. They argue that Carney’s outreach to Beijing clashes with both Canadian values and his own rhetoric about defending international norms.
“Prime Minister Carney’s trip to Beijing makes no sense,” said Brent Sadler, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation. “It might feel good at the moment to try to stick his finger in what he thinks is President Trump’s eye, but the reality is he went to a country of an authoritarian communist regime that doesn’t acknowledge or respect religious freedom or freedom of speech.” Sadler called China’s political system “antithetical” to the values embraced by Canadians in a liberal democracy, adding, “It’s everything that the Canadian people seem to think and embrace in a liberal society. Makes no sense.”
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also dismissed the idea that Canada could meaningfully replace U.S. trade with expanded commerce with China. “This is the silliest thing I’ve ever seen,” Lutnick said, referring to claims that China could significantly increase imports from Canada.
Lutnick also warned that Carney’s rapprochement with Beijing could weaken Canada’s position as Ottawa prepares for renewed negotiations with Washington over the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement. “They are playing with a set of rules that they haven’t really thought through,” he said.
In turn, Sadler predicted that economic pressure and domestic political backlash would push Canada back toward closer alignment with the United States. “I think very quickly, a lot of the ideologically aligned people will start to see this hypocrisy, and I think the whole effort will fall apart fairly quickly. And I would put my money on that. I think the Canadian government under Prime Minister Carney is going to reverse course, because he is pragmatic and will try to cut a deal with President Trump in the future,” he said.
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