Carney Responds to US Reciprocal Tariffs Update

“We are going to fight these tariffs with countermeasures,” Carney told reporters.

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with media on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Prime Minister Mark Carney said that although the United States didn’t impose any new tariffs on Canada, the previously announced levies remain in place and Canada is responding to those with retaliatory tariffs.

The White House announced on April 2 that countries would receive a 10 percent baseline tariff rate, effective on April 5, with higher rates for countries depending on their trade deficit with the United States.