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"America is not Canada, and Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form."

"Canada will never be the 51st [US] state."

"There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States."

"Barring a military blitzkrieg to seize Ottawa, the chances of Canada becoming the 51st state are approximately zero."

"We are not going to be annexed [by the US]."

"Canada is not for sale and will never be the 51st [US] state."

"I think that the Canadian people, many of them, would love to join the United States with no tariffs, with lower taxes."

"The artificial line of separation [between Canada and the US] drawn many years ago will finally disappear."

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations Tuesday banning imports of most Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles, whey, molasses and nonalcoholic beer. The measures are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 29.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations Tuesday banning imports of most Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles, whey, molasses and nonalcoholic beer. The measures are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 29.

The bans were issued under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which allows the president to bar imports from countries that maintain or increase discrimination against U.S. commerce. Section 338 also permits added duties of up to 50%.

The bans were issued under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which allows the president to bar imports from countries that maintain or increase discrimination against U.S. commerce. Section 338 also permits added duties of up to 50%.

Alongside the bans, the White House said Tuesday it would extend <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/trump-doubles-canada-auto-tariffs-to-after-talk-collapse">the existing 50% tariffs</a> to dozens more Canadian goods, including some steel, aluminum, cheese and bamboo furniture, effective Sept. 15. Tariffs on cement, salt and toilet paper were removed.

Alongside the bans, the White House said Tuesday it would extend the existing 50% tariffs to dozens more Canadian goods, including some steel, aluminum, cheese and bamboo furniture, effective Sept. 15. Tariffs on cement, salt and toilet paper were removed.

The measures followed <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-on-b-in-us-goods-take-effect">Canadian retaliatory tariffs that took effect earlier Tuesday</a> on about $20 billion in U.S. goods, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%, covering products such as steel, cheese, appliances, clothing and farm equipment.

The measures followed Canadian retaliatory tariffs that took effect earlier Tuesday on about $20 billion in U.S. goods, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%, covering products such as steel, cheese, appliances, clothing and farm equipment.

Trump also said Tuesday he was directing the General Services Administration, working with the U.S. trade representative, to remove Canadian-origin products from its Multiple Award Schedules, a program he said accounts for more than $50 billion a year.

Trump also said Tuesday he was directing the General Services Administration, working with the U.S. trade representative, to remove Canadian-origin products from its Multiple Award Schedules, a program he said accounts for more than $50 billion a year.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada's pivot away from the U.S. would come at a cost, adding, "There's always a cost to action." Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa was assessing the U.S. measures and called them unjustified.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada's pivot away from the U.S. would come at a cost, adding, "There's always a cost to action." Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa was assessing the U.S. measures and called them unjustified.

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President Donald Trump signed proclamations Tuesday banning imports of most Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles, whey, molasses and nonalcoholic beer, with the measures set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29.

President Donald Trump signed proclamations Tuesday banning imports of most Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles, whey, molasses and nonalcoholic beer, with the measures set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29.

The bans were issued under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which lets the president bar imports from countries that maintain or increase discrimination against U.S. commerce. Section 338 also permits added duties of up to 50%.

The bans were issued under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which lets the president bar imports from countries that maintain or increase discrimination against U.S. commerce. Section 338 also permits added duties of up to 50%.

Alongside the bans, the White House said Tuesday it would extend the existing 50% tariffs to dozens more Canadian goods, including some steel, aluminum, cheese and bamboo furniture, effective Sept. 15. Tariffs on cement, salt and toilet paper were removed.

The measures followed Canadian retaliatory tariffs that took effect earlier Tuesday on about $20 billion in U.S. goods, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%, covering products such as steel, cheese, appliances, clothing and farm equipment.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video Tuesday that Canada's pivot away from the U.S. would carry costs, adding, "There's always a cost to action." Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa was assessing the U.S. measures and called them unjustified.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video Tuesday that Canada's pivot away from the U.S. would carry costs, adding, "There's always a cost to action." Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa was assessing the U.S. measures and called them unjustified.

Blocking Canadian booze and steel outright is economic warfare, not trade policy. CUSMA flatly bars total import bans, and no national security fig leaf covers whiskey and cheese, so this shreds a treaty the US signed and leaves shortages and higher prices on American shelves. Blockades exist to force capitulation, and Canada's sovereignty is the real target here.

Blocking Canadian booze and steel outright is economic warfare, not trade policy. CUSMA flatly bars total import bans, and no national security fig leaf covers whiskey and cheese, so this shreds a treaty the US signed and leaves shortages and higher prices on American shelves. Blockades exist to force capitulation, and Canada's sovereignty is the real target here.

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Canadian provinces yanked American liquor off their shelves while leaving every other country's bottles alone, and that is textbook discrimination against US commerce. Washington offered a suspension, Canada reneged and Saskatchewan piled on a 50% levy, so an import ban is the only credible answer left. With 93% of Canadian alcohol exports headed south, choices have consequences.

Canadian provinces yanked American liquor off their shelves while leaving every other country's bottles alone, and that is textbook discrimination against US commerce. Washington offered a suspension, Canada reneged and Saskatchewan piled on a 50% levy, so an import ban is the only credible answer left. With 93% of Canadian alcohol exports headed south, choices have consequences.

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This is economic warfare. The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement flatly bars total import bans, and no national security fig leaf covers whiskey and cheese, so this shreds a treaty the U.S. signed and leaves shortages and higher prices on American shelves. Blockades exist to force capitulation, and Canada's sovereignty is the real target here.

This is economic warfare. The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement flatly bars total import bans, and no national security fig leaf covers whiskey and cheese, so this shreds a treaty the U.S. signed and leaves shortages and higher prices on American shelves. Blockades exist to force capitulation, and Canada's sovereignty is the real target here.

Canadian provinces yanked American liquor off their shelves while leaving every other country's bottles alone, and that is textbook discrimination against U.S. commerce. Washington offered a suspension, Canada reneged and Saskatchewan piled on a 50% levy, so an import ban is the only credible answer left.

Canadian provinces yanked American liquor off their shelves while leaving every other country's bottles alone, and that is textbook discrimination against U.S. commerce. Washington offered a suspension, Canada reneged and Saskatchewan piled on a 50% levy, so an import ban is the only credible answer left.

There's a 5% chance that the U.S. will annex any part of Canada before June 3, 2072, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 5% chance that the U.S. will annex any part of Canada before June 3, 2072, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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