美国对约200亿美元加拿大商品征收50%关税，加拿大总理马克·卡尼随即宣布对约200亿美元美国进口商品实施报复性关税，涵盖钢铁、乳制品、家电和农机，两国贸易战全面升级 1。加拿大的报复性关税将于9月8日生效，而美国针对加拿大汽车行业的进口税也将于1月1日生效 1。特朗普曾设定8月19日为达成协议的最后期限，但谈判于上周五破裂 1。卡尼指责美方试图“摧毁我们的主要产业”，并表示：“当你受到攻击时，你就处于战争状态。我们受到了攻击。” 1 安大略省省长道格·福特透露，华盛顿在谈判后期要求对加拿大与其他国家的贸易协议拥有否决权，同时表示准备切断对美国的电力和关键矿产供应 1。
去年美加双边贸易额高达8800亿美元，其中加拿大72%的出口流向美国 1。争端在加拿大国内引发了强烈的民意反弹 2。《卫报》就加拿大民众是否计划抵制美国产品向加拿大读者发起调查，在12小时内收到超过2000份回复 2。文章指出，这场冲突已超越木材价格等具体议题，演变为加拿大捍卫国家主权的生存性对抗，使加拿大人空前团结 2。
The United States and Canada are escalating a trade dispute into an all-out trade war, with both nations imposing tariffs on each other's goods 1. The US has levied a 50% tariff on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian products 1. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs targeting about $20 billion in US imports, covering steel, dairy, home appliances, and agricultural machinery 1. These Canadian countermeasures are scheduled to take effect on September 8, while the US auto tariffs are set to begin on January 1 1.
Prime Minister Carney stated, "You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked" 1. He also noted that negotiations collapsed last Friday after the US attempted to "destroy our main industries" 1. Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that he is prepared to cut off electricity and critical mineral supplies to the US, and revealed that Washington demanded veto power over Canada's trade agreements with other nations during the late stages of talks 1. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional import taxes on the Canadian automotive sector 1.
Bilateral trade between the two countries reached $880 billion last year, with 72% of Canada's exports destined for the US 1. Trump previously set an August 19 deadline to reach an agreement 1. The escalating trade dispute has sparked strong public reactions in Canada 2. The dispute has evolved beyond specific issues like lumber prices into a broader defense of national sovereignty, uniting Canadians in an unprecedented manner 2. Reflecting this strong public sentiment, a Guardian survey asking Canadian readers if they plan to boycott American products received over 2,000 responses in just 12 hours 2.
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