# US president Donald Trump has retaliated against Canada’s latest tariffs by banning a slew of Canadian goods, including alcohol and dairy products. This comes after Ottawa’s 15-to-50-percent counter-tariffs on nearly 320-billion-rand of US imports came into effect yesterday. Last month, the White House imposed 50-percent tariffs on Canadian goods including wine, furniture and sporting equipment. Trump has also threatened to prevent the US government from buying Canadian-made products through a major federal purchasing programme, unless Canada gives American companies and farmers greater access to its markets.
Trump bans a slew of Canadian imports as the trade war escalates