2026年8月22日 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
在最后一搏的谈判未能解决这对历史性盟友本已紧张关系中的最新争端后，美国拟于周六早些时候对价值200亿美元的加拿大商品征收50%的关税。加拿大领导人回应称，将“等额”征收报复性关税。
美国贸易代表贾米森·格里尔在周五晚间与记者的电话会议中表示，加拿大拒绝按照本周早些时候达成的条款敲定贸易协议。
加拿大总理马克·卡尼在其发表的声明中称，谈判中取得的“进展”“不足以实现我们为加拿大人设定的目标”。
“因此，今晚我已决定暂停与美国的贸易谈判，并已指示加拿大谈判团队返回渥太华，”卡尼说道，并补充道，“加拿大将等额征收关税，以保护本国工人和企业。”
一名特朗普政府高级官员向记者透露，加拿大此前要求美国取消对钢铁、铝、汽车和木材征收的特朗普关税，而美国不愿做出相关让步。卡尼将谈判破裂归咎于华盛顿方面，称“美国提出的条款在最后时刻出现变动，这是不公平且不符合经济规律的，也让人们对任何协议的可靠性产生了质疑”。他表示，自己已暂停谈判，并下令加拿大谈判团队返回渥太华。
特朗普总统的进口税将波及加拿大每年对美出口约5%的商品，范围从曲棍球棒到压舌板不等。
但此次事件的政治影响可能远超经济后果。加拿大此前已威胁将对任何新增关税采取对等报复措施，这将加剧两国间的贸易摩擦——去年两国商品和服务贸易总额达8800亿美元。
关税原定于周三凌晨12点01分正式生效。但特朗普将期限延长了三天，以给谈判留出空间，但两国仍未能及时达成协议。
本周早些时候，卡尼曾表示“谈判已取得实质性进展，尽管仍有重要工作有待完成”。
目前，特朗普政府对加拿大商品征收10%的关税，加拿大是美国仅次于墨西哥的第二大贸易伙伴。不过由于大多数加拿大进口商品符合美墨加协定的规定，因此可享受豁免。该协定是特朗普第一任期内签署的贸易协议。
特朗普因贸易问题、北约事务、底特律地区桥梁争端以及威胁要将加拿大变为美国第51个州等问题，与加拿大关系紧张。
U.S. set to impose 50% tariffs on Canada after failed talks; Canada to match them “dollar for dollar”
August 22, 2026 / CBS/AP
The U.S. was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. Canada’s leader countered that it would match the tariffs “dollar for dollar.”
In a call with reporters late Friday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that Canada had declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms that had been agreed to earlier this week.
In his own statement, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the “progress” made in the negotiations was “not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians.”
“As a result, this evening, I have decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and have directed Canada’s negotiators to return to Ottawa,” Carney said, adding that “Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”
Canada sought concessions on Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber that the United States was unwilling to provide, a senior Trump administration official told reporters. Carney blamed Washington for the breakdown, saying “last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.” He said he had suspended negotiations and directed Canada’s negotiating team to return to Ottawa.
President Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the U.S. every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
But the political impact will likely be even bigger than the economic fallout. Canada has threatened to retaliate against any new tariffs with levies of its own, aggravating a trade fight between countries that sold each other $880 billion worth of goods and services last year.
The tariffs were initially supposed to kick in at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. But Mr. Trump extended the deadline for three days to allow talks to continue, but the two countries still could not reach an agreement in time.
Earlier this week, Carney had said that “substantial progress has been made, although there is important work still to be done.”
The Trump administration currently imposes a 10% tariff on goods from Canada, the U.S.’s second-largest trading partner after Mexico, though most Canadian imports are exempt because they comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade deal signed during Mr. Trump’s first term.
Mr. Trump has had a tense relationship with Canada due to trade, NATO, a dispute over a Detroit-area bridge and his threats to make Canada the U.S.’ 51st state.
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