The USA and Canada have a big fight. They fight about taxes. A tax is money for goods from another land. Donald Trump is the boss of the USA. He makes high taxes on goods from Canada. He wants 50 percent more money for many things. This affects furniture, wine and hockey sticks. These taxes are active since Saturday.
Mark Carney is the prime minister of Canada. He finds the rules from the USA unfair. He says: The USA threatens Canada. Therefore Canada fights back now. From the 8 of September Canada starts own taxes. These apply to goods from the USA like steel and milk. Carney wants to protect workers in his land. Experts say: This is a real trade war.
Many firms have fear now. In the USA 200 bosses of big firms want new talks. They fear high prices for the people. Also politicians from the USA criticize Trump. They say: The fight harms the economy. Momentarily there are no new dates for talks. The fight between the two neighbor lands goes on.
