Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse - BBC News

Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Trump has repeatedly mentioned making Canada the "51st state" of America since returning to office

US President Donald Trump has said Canada wants "the benefits of being a state, without being one" after trade talks between the two countries collapsed late on Friday.

The breakdown of negotiations triggered new 50% US tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Trump also said American farmers had been charged "massive amounts of Tariffs" for years.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the fresh tariffs a "miscalculation" designed to "hurt and divide us".

Carney confirmed he would match Trump's tariffs "dollar-for-dollar" from 8 September, including levies on steel, dairy, appliances and electronics, saying the US and Canada were now in a trade war.