Ontario's auto plants and the trade conflict

Program details and the tariff timeline recap in the closing paragraphs

A timeline of the August and September measures and the terms of Ontario's programs. It calls the September 8 instruments executive orders, and the White House calls them proclamations (s15). Used for the date of Trump's announcement, 'Two days later' than August 22.

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

Counter-tariff announcement and support-package sections

Official record of the counter-tariffs (15, 25 and 50 per cent from September 8 on goods covering C$27.6 billion of US imports), the C$7.5 billion package for workers and businesses, and 'Other existing counter-tariffs against the U.S., including autos, remain in place'. Finance uses C$27.6 billion both for the US tariffs on Canadian goods and for Canada's list. Raw copy: evidence/ontario-auto-crisis/primary-raw/fin-2026-08-25.html.

Retrieved Sep 16, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Opening paragraph and the list of statements headed 'FACT'

The United States' account of the failed talks and of Canada's auto measures in the White House's own words. A political release: its statements are documented here as statements. Raw copy: evidence/canada-us-trade-war/primary-raw-us/wh-release-2026-08-25.html.

Retrieved Sep 22, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

The paragraph beginning 'Last month' and the passage on Canada's remaining retaliatory tariffs

The Prime Minister's remarks of August 22: the July US tariffs were 'unjustified', and Canada had been willing to drop its remaining retaliatory tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos if the United States substantially lowered its own. Raw copy: evidence/canada-us-trade-war/primary-raw-us/pm-remarks-2026-08-22.html.

Retrieved Sep 22, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Paragraphs beginning 'In recent weeks' and 'At midnight tonight'

Canada's account in the Prime Minister's own words: he suspended the negotiations on the evening of August 21, gave his reason, and said Canada 'will match those tariffs dollar for dollar'. Raw copy: evidence/canada-us-trade-war/primary-raw-us/pm-2026-08-21.html.

Retrieved Sep 22, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Recitals 3 to 5 and operative clause (1)

Moves the start of the duties of Proclamations 11046, 11047 and 11048, signed July 20, 2026, from August 19 to 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 22, 2026: a three-day suspension 'because of the status of these negotiations'. The same record is s16 in the trade-conflict story. Raw copy: evidence/canada-us-trade-war/primary-raw-us/proc-11056-2026-08-18.html.

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

Recitals on Canada's 25 per cent tariff and tariff-rate quotas on US motor vehicles; clause excluding Section 232 goods

Signed July 20, 2026, published in the Federal Register July 23. The US case on autos in its own legal text: Canada's tariff on US vehicles and its company-specific quotas, which 'are granted to induce companies to invest in production in Canada'. Its duties 'shall not apply to articles subject to duties pursuant to section 232'. Raw copy: evidence/ontario-auto-crisis/primary-raw/fr-proc-11048-2026-07-23.html.

Retrieved Sep 22, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

First section, on defending American workers and ensuring fair trade, and the list of Canadian measures

The US government's own description of the July 20 tariffs: 'crucial American exports-cars, alcohol, and dairy', and the goods they do not apply to, including 'products subject to tariffs under Section 232'. Raw copy: evidence/canada-us-trade-war/primary-raw-us/wh-factsheet-2026-07-20.html.

Retrieved Sep 22, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.