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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday signed orders banning the import of Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles — retaliating hours after Ottawa imposed a 50% tariff on American clothing, cheese, metals and wood.
The dramatic announcement follows Canadian provincial bans on US-made alcohol, an administration official told reporters.
“Canada set this precedent of banning things,” the official said, adding that the alcohol import ban and other restrictions will take effect in about three weeks.
“It’s really just Canada and China who thought, ‘I’m not going to do tariffs. I’m going to start banning stuff.’”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from trade talks last month, resulting in a dramatic tit-for-tat escalation.
Trump initially imposed a new 50% tariff on $20 billion of Canadian goods, including beer, cheese, wine, hockey sticks, cement and electronics.
Trump also threatened to hike tariffs to 50% on all vehicles and automotive parts effective Jan. 1, in addition to the same rate on steel coming from Canada.
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