Canada weighs response after Trump threatens new tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that Canada was looking at all options after US President Donald Trump made plans to impose new 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods in 30 days.

Carney said he and Trump had agreed to intensify discussions in the coming weeks on a possible deal. He did not suggest he would travel to Washington for any talks.

Carney told reporters after speaking to Trump that Canada would look at all options for how to respond if the tariffs come into effect.

The new duties would affect products including Canadian wine, hockey sticks and cement. They would not apply to energy, potash or goods already affected by sector-specific tariffs.

The tariffs would also hit products covered by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement. That accord is also expected to be part of negotiations after Washington said on July 1 that it would not extend it in its current form.

Carney said Canada's first objective was to reach a comprehensive agreement.

Trump has imposed duties on US trading partners since returning to the presidency last year, but the orders have often exempted goods entering the United States under the USMCA.

Canada's conservative opposition has criticized Carney's government for sealing new trade deals. It has instead called for Canada to move ahead with unblocking its resources to respond to Trump's trade moves.