Rather than continuing to retaliate with tariffs of its own, the Canadian government has begun to confess that such a tactic may be a losing battle against Donald Trump.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly said on Tuesday that it may not be possible for Canada to avoid U.S. tariffs. “There is not a lot of evidence right, with regards to negotiations, of any country or jurisdiction,

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump seems wedded to tariffs and any trade deal with the Americans may include accepting some levies on exports.

In a speech after winning the Liberal leadership contest, Mark Carney called the U.S. a 'country we can no longer trust' as he outlined his plans for tackling U.S. tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said that Canada will introduce a tariff rate quota for countries with which it has free trade agreements, excluding the United States, to protect the domestic steel industry.

Trump announced the pact with Indonesia, a relatively minor U.S. trading partner, as he continued to press for what he views as better terms with trading partners and ways to shrink a huge U.S. trade deficit.