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The trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada intensified as President Trump imposed an import ban on Canadian alcohol, motor vehicles, and cheese, while Canada's retaliatory tariffs on nearly $20 billion of U.S. goods, including steel and T-shirts, took effect. Trump also threatened to block U.S. sales of jets made by Canadian company Bombardier, escalating pressure on one of Canada's largest firms. Former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, who previously negotiated trade terms with the Trump administration, commented on the unfolding conflict, drawing on her experience at the negotiating table to assess the current standoff's trajectory.