美国总统唐纳德·特朗普威胁称,将自1月1日起把对加拿大汽车及零部件的关税从25%提高至50% 1。此次关税威胁发生在美加贸易谈判于上周五晚破裂之后,当时双方互指对方在最后时刻提出了不合理的要求 1。
加拿大总理马克·卡尼表示,特朗普的关税威胁并不令人意外,并指责其意图摧毁加拿大汽车工业 1。加拿大宣布将于周二举行新闻发布会,说明如何应对此次贸易战 1。安大略省省长道格·福特对特朗普发表激烈言辞,告诉其“吻我的屁股”,并建议对美国的石油、天然气、电力和关键矿产加征费用 1。对此,特朗普在Truth Social发帖指责福特“虚张声势”,并警告加拿大面临的后果将“糟糕得多” 1。
在能源贸易方面,加拿大占美国原油进口总量的60%,并占美国天然气出口的近100% 1。加拿大计划对9月8日实施的对等关税作出应对 1。在更广泛的贸易框架上,支撑1.6万亿美元北美贸易的USMCA贸易协定前景堪忧,加拿大和墨西哥希望将其延长16年,但美国拒绝以当前形式续签 1。牛津经济研究院警告称,USMCA解体的风险正在增加,这可能使加拿大陷入衰退 1。
US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian automobiles and auto parts from 25% to 50%, effective January 1 1. This escalation follows the collapse of US-Canada trade negotiations late last Friday, with both sides accusing each other of making unreasonable last-minute demands 1. In response to the tariff threat, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the move was not unexpected and accused Trump of intending to destroy the Canadian auto industry 1. Canada has announced a press conference for Tuesday to outline its response to the trade war 1.
Tensions have further intensified with harsh rhetoric from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who told Trump to "kiss my ass" and suggested imposing additional fees on US oil, natural gas, electricity, and critical minerals 1. In a post on Truth Social, Trump criticized Ford's "bluster" and warned that the consequences for Canada would be "far WORSE" 1. The energy sector remains highly integrated, with Canada accounting for 60% of total US crude oil imports and nearly 100% of US natural gas exports 1.
The dispute raises concerns about the future of the USMCA trade agreement, which currently supports $1.6 trillion in North American trade 1. While Canada and Mexico hope to extend the agreement for 16 years, the US has refused to renew it in its current form 1. Additionally, Canada is planning to implement retaliatory tariffs on September 8 1. Oxford Economics has warned that the increasing risk of a USMCA collapse could push Canada into a recession 1.
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