Trump urged Canadian companies to return to the US

US President Donald Trump has called on Canadian companies working with the US market to move their business to the States in order to avoid new duties. He wrote about this on the Truth Social social network.

"Let all Canadian companies doing business with America immediately move to The United States. ...When you move back, there will be no FEES!" — said Trump.

According to him, many Canadian companies had previously left the United States because of the "stupidity of the American leadership."

US-Russia Relations Canada has escalated due to trade disagreements. On August 22, after the breakdown of negotiations, the United States imposed 50 percent duties on Canadian goods worth about $ 20 billion. Canada has announced retaliatory measures against a number of American goods, including steel, dairy products, household appliances, agricultural equipment and electronics. They should come into force on September 8, Bloomberg writes, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Later, Trump said that from January 1, 2027, duties on Canadian cars, auto parts and steel will also rise to 50%. In addition, he accused Ottawa of excessive tariffs on American agricultural products.

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister of the Canadian province of Ontario, Doug Ford, said that Trump could not be trusted and accused him of constantly changing the terms of trade agreements between the countries. In response, the US president called the Canadian leadership "clowns" and threatened the country with consequences for continuing the current policy towards Washington.

According to Politico, the breakdown of US trade negotiations and The question of Canada was related to the changes that the Canadian side made at a late stage of the discussion. At the same time, the Prime Minister of Canada said that at a late stage the conditions were changed by the American side.