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Canada Announces Tariff Response With Cabinet Shuffle

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC · How we work

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Carney Announces Response

On September 10 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford announced Canada’s response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including a cabinet shuffle.
The shuffle added a minister for artificial intelligence and moved David Piccini to infrastructure despite an integrity probe, prompting NDP leader Marit Stiles’ criticism.
Carney said the U.S. measures are modest and Canada will negotiate.
Ford said the province will expand $1 billion financing and $150 million trade funds for affected firms.

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Ford Urges Defeat

On September 10 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Canada’s response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including a cabinet shuffle.
Ford used the announcement to urge Republican defeat in November U.S. midterms, denouncing Trump’s trade strategy, prompting Trump to mock him as Rob Ford’s unimpressive brother.
Carney said the U.S. measures are relatively modest.
Ford called Trump unreliable, flipping deals, and said he hopes Trump loses House and Senate.

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Historical Context

Following the 1994 NAFTA integration, the Bush administration added 2002 tariffs on Chinese steel, marking a rare U.S. protectionist move. Trump later imposed a 25 % steel tariff in 2018, reviving those tensions. Together they illustrate how periodic U.S. tariffs disrupt the long-standing free-trade framework between the United States and Canada.

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Carney Announces Response

On September 10 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford announced Canada’s response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including a cabinet shuffle.
The shuffle added a minister for artificial intelligence and moved David Piccini to infrastructure despite an integrity probe, prompting NDP leader Marit Stiles’ criticism.
Carney said the U.S. measures are modest and Canada will negotiate.
Ford said the province will expand $1 billion financing and $150 million trade funds for affected firms.

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