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Fog Blog Tariff War Log:

OH CANADA! RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON U.S. GOODS ENTERING CANADA TOOK PLACE ON JULY 1ST!.....Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods officially kicked in Sunday, marking a new milestone in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries.The list of $16.6 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods includes a 25 per cent surtax on more than 100 steel and aluminum products and at 10 per cent surtax on more than 70 other goods, including chocolate, pizza and maple syrup, to name a few.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is skipping the Canada Day party on Parliament Hill and will instead be making two stops in towns at the forefront of the burgeoning trade dispute: a steel refinery in Regina, and a food processing plant in Leamington, Ont.Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods now in effect List of U.S. goods being hit with Canadian counter-tariffs'We stand strong': PM talks up counter-tariffs Whisky vs. bourbon: Canadian distillers wary of a cross-border tariff showdown

How will tariffs affect Canada? 9 things to know Trump's tariffs make it tougher for U.S. to rebuild infrastructure Photos In this June 8, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a G7 Summit welcome ceremony in Charlevoix, Canada. In his Canada Day message, Trudeau paid tribute to the working-class Canadians who will be impacted by Canada-U.S. tariffs."Canada's workers build the roads and bridges that get us to work on time and back home again,” Trudeau stated in his address."From Ontario steel to Quebec aluminum, from agriculture and the energy sector in the Prairies and the North, to forestry in British Columbia and fisheries in the Atlantic, Canadians get the job done - and build our communities along the way.”The tariffs are an equal response to 25 per cent steel tariffs and 10 per cent aluminum tariffs that the U.S. government instituted on June 1. They will remain in place until the U.S. tariffs are lifted.

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