Talks collapsed August 21 after the US limited the tariff cut to passenger cars and light pickups, excluding heavier trucks.
The US imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian exports, including vehicles.
Canada will retaliate dollar-for-dollar starting September 8, targeting US steel, dairy, farm equipment and pulp and paper.
Trucks broke the deal as much as the tariffs did. Canada and the US had lined up a plan to cut auto duties to 15% from 25%, but the White House wanted that break reserved for light vehicles only, leaving medium and heavy trucks stuck at the higher rate and under fresh 50% duties on a wide range of Canadian…
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