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The Canada-U.S. trade conflict

Tariffs are being charged both ways, and other measures are only scheduled or announced.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Analysis U.S.-Canada Tariffs: Timeline of Key Dates and Documents www.blakes.comRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Timeline entries for July 20 and August 22, 2026

Law-firm timeline of the operative documents. Establishes the July 20 proclamations, the initial August 19 effective date, and the delay to August 22.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

CBC/Radio-Canada News report Trump's top trade negotiator disputes Canadian assertion that U.S. made last-minute demands ici.radio-canada.caRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Greer interview passages and the recap of the August 18-22 week

Carries both governments' accounts of the collapse, the August 18 tentative deal and three-day tariff extension, Carney's Saturday remarks, and Greer's statement that no channels were open.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

The Hindu News report Trump says U.S. doesn't need Canada; America's economy says otherwise By Associated Press www.thehindu.comRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Paragraphs dating the collapse to August 21 and the tariffs to the following day

AP copy syndicated by The Hindu; shares an independence group with other AP-sourced items. Dates the collapse, states the roughly US$20 billion coverage, the energy exclusion, the $872 billion two-way trade figure, and the January 1, 2027 auto-tariff threat.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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Department of Finance Canada Official record Canada announces targeted countermeasures and substantive support for workers and businesses in response to U.S. tariffs www.canada.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Opening paragraphs; counter-tariff and support-package sections

Official announcement of the counter-tariffs and the $7.5 billion support package. Announcement evidence; implementation checked separately.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Prime Minister of Canada Official record Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations www.pm.gc.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Paragraphs beginning 'As a result, this evening' and 'However, last-minute changes'

Canada's account in the Prime Minister's own words: he suspended the negotiations, and he gives his reason.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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The White House Official record Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles (Proclamation 11056) www.whitehouse.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Recitals 1 to 6 and operative clause (1)

The instrument that moved the start of the July 20 duties to 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 22, 2026. Its recitals name Proclamations 11046, 11047 and 11048 of July 20 and the 30-day rule in section 338.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

The White House Official record Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada www.whitehouse.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

First section, 'Defending American workers and ensuring fair trade', and the list of Canadian measures that follows

The U.S. government's own description of the July 20 tariffs: the rate, what they do not apply to, the 30-day wait and the three Canadian practices they answer.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.