“More fundamentally, the cumulative effect of US demands revealed the limits of their commitment to a true economic partnership. As I said earlier, as a result, last evening I suspended trade negotiations with the United States and directed our negotiators to return to Ottawa. I want to thank Minister LeBlanc, our chief negotiator, Janice Charette, and their team—they’ve worked hard in good faith, right up to the last minute, to defend the interests of Canadians.Now, Canada will match Washington’s new tariffs, dollar for dollar, in order to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses. Our response will be concentrated in sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, electronics—also include products that are currently subject to unjustified Section 232 and 338 tariffs. This is a focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow them to compete with US products in the Canadian market.”