President Donald Trump announced to reporters that his administration is imposing tariffs on Canadian dairy products and lumber as early as March 7, 2025, escalating a growing trade conflict between the two neighboring nations.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump expressed frustration with what he described as Canada's "unfair" tariffs on U.S. goods, particularly dairy and lumber, which have long been sources of tension in U.S.-Canada trade relations.
President Trump specifically called out Canada's high tariffs on U.S. dairy products, claiming they exceed 200 percent.
“They make it impossible for us to sell lumber or dairy products into Canada. But our numbers are a tiny fraction of that. Almost nonexistent,” Trump said. “They’ll be met with the exact same tariff unless they drop it. And that’s what reciprocal means. And we may do it as early as today, or we’ll wait till Monday or Tuesday, but that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to charge the same thing. It’s not fair.”