Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is readying further retaliation measures if negotiations with the United States to end the recently doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum fail.

Canada’s PM Mark Carney called Donald Trump’s new tariffs “illegal” and “unjustified,” but said he wants to see how ongoing trade negotiations with the U.S. play out.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday denounced US President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50% in a heightening of trade tensions between the neighboring nations.