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Canadian government officials said they are also providing aid for workers and businesses that could be hurt by U.S.-imposed tariffs.
The targeted list of roughly 700 products ranges from steel and aluminum to fish and T-shirts.
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced 50% tariffs on some $20 billion worth of Canadian goods after trade talks collapsed.
President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Ottawa on Tuesday morning, threatening to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.”
A Canada-U.S. deal to stave off American tariffs fell apart last week
The new duties will hit a variety of American products with tariffs as high as 50%, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment.
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods Tuesday after its negotiations with Washington collapsed.
Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.
A trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated this week after talks between the two countries collapsed.