# Champagne suggests Canada will not back down on US counter-tariffs

https://mins.news/en/video/42650

- Global News, 2026-09-02 20:23 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaSDzrfYkOE

> Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggested Canada remains committed to imposing counter-tariffs on the United States on Sept. 8, despite continuing trade tensions with President Donald Trump. He said Canada did not choose or create the trade war but needs to respond.

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