Canada walked away from what President Donald Trump’s top trade official called “the best deal,” and the price is now arriving at the border.

New 50 percent tariffs have taken effect on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapsed.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said no additional talks are currently scheduled.

His message was blunt: The Trump administration offered Canada relief on politically sensitive products, but Canadian leaders chose to protect their barriers against American goods.

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“Our interest is in protecting American workers and protecting American supply chains. We've been offering to bring the Canadians along on that path, really to cut the tariffs on them on steel, on autos, even lumber, things that are sensitive for them,” Greer said Saturday.

The administration has framed its trade strategy around returning production to the United States, strengthening domestic supply chains, and defending workers who have watched factories and jobs disappear.

Canada was invited to cooperate with that agenda rather than fight it.

“And they've always had the best deal, and they still would have an even better deal, but they didn't want that,” Greer added.

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Ottawa apparently decided preserving its barriers was worth risking a bruising confrontation with its largest trading partner.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended negotiations late Friday and accused Washington of making “unfair” changes to the proposed terms at the last minute.

He also announced that Canada would answer the new American tariffs with retaliation of its own.

Carney said Canada would match the United States “dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”

That posture may play well with Canadian nationalists, but retaliating against the world’s largest economy carries consequences that no amount of chest thumping can erase.

“We have recognised from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship,” Carney said.

His statement acknowledged the obvious reality that Trump has rejected the old system of accepting trade arrangements that disadvantage American producers.

“Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade relationships. Putting tariffs on its closest allies and charging for access to its vast market.”

Carney presented Canada’s retaliation as a defense of national independence, even though the dispute began with Ottawa refusing terms that Greer says would have reduced tariffs on key Canadian industries.

The prime minister insisted his government would not allow another country to chart Canada’s economic future.

“Canada has what the world wants. And we will not allow any nation to determine our future.”

“We will set our own course to keep building Canada strong for all,” Carney added.

Washington, however, is also setting its own course, and Trump was elected in part to stop foreign governments from treating access to American consumers as an automatic entitlement.

Asked whether negotiations could restart soon, Greer said it was “hard to say.”

With no meetings on the calendar, the administration is preparing measures intended to answer Canada’s retaliatory move rather than rushing back to the table.

“We don't have new talks planned with the Canadians. We're moving forward with measures that respond to Canadian retaliation,” Greer said.

Greer also placed Canada in some striking company by noting how few nations have directly retaliated against Trump’s effort to restore American production.

“Remember, as President Trump has introduced a trade policy to reshore American production and protect American jobs, two countries have retaliated against the United States, the People's Republic of China and Canada,” he added.

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The wider tariff battle is also producing legal and economic crosscurrents at home.

Twenty five states have sued to block separate tariff measures, while Trump has waived duties on 300,000 tons of ground beef for 90 days, showing the White House is willing to make targeted adjustments when American consumers and supply needs demand flexibility.

For Canada, the immediate problem is less complicated.

Its government rejected an offer that could have eased pressure on steel, automobiles, and lumber, then escalated by threatening matching tariffs against the United States.

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Trump’s trade team is now moving ahead without Ottawa, leaving Carney to explain why protecting Canadian barriers was more important than preserving favorable access to the American market.

Canada wanted to set its own course, and Washington is making sure it pays the fare.

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