Mark Carney says Canada is now ‘at war’ with US over trade

On August 22, 2026, Canada suspended trade talks with the US after they collapsed, and PM Mark Carney said Canada is now 'at war' with the US over trade. 'You're at war when you get attacked,' he said, adding that the US 'asked too much, and they offered too little.' He said the US had 'attacked' Canada with tariffs and vowed the US will 'never break us'.

Canada hit back with new tariffs, and NDTV wrote that Canada would pay 50% tariffs. Canada's premiers backed Carney as the trade dispute escalated. Le Monde wrote that Carney also voiced concern about 'threats to the French language'.