WARMINGTON: Donald Trump says U.S. will ground sale of Canadian Bombardier products

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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account From a war of words to an all-out air war. On the eve of Canada bringing in new tariffs on American imports to match, dollar for dollar, what America has implemented, President Trump announced there will be 'no more selling Bombardier' in the United States. And perhaps their trains, watercraft, and snow machines, too. Donald Trump's Truth Social post. 'NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!' declared Trump in a Truth Social Post on Labour Day. 'Their products aren't good enough! Over 50% of their revenue comes from the United States — They live off American Buyers, American Companies, American Airports, and American Service — All while Canada blocks our GREAT American Banks, and Companies, throughout the U.S.A.' Trump added that Canada 'blocks our great America banks and companies throughout the USA.' While a stunning revelation, something of this scale was expected from Trump, who had been threatening to push back if Prime Minister Mark Carney moved ahead with his announcement of retaliatory tariffs. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Buy American. Fly on American Airliners. Enjoy American liquor and beverages. Sail on Lake America. America first,' posted Trump. As of Monday afternoon, neither Carney nor Bombardier had commented. It's also unclear what provisions the president's office holds in terms of the power to ban the sales of a product of a business that operates through a free-trade agreement with America and Mexico and also employees an estimated 3,000 people in the U.S. While there are many questions on this, Trump is certainly upping the trade war that is currently going on between Canada and the U.S. 'They even blocked Gulfstream Aerospace from doing business in Canada — Completely unjust and unfair!' wrote Trump. 'That era is over. If they want our market, they must build here and stop treating America like a piggybank.' Not the first threat like this This is not the first time Trump has made such a threat on Canadian jets. He had previously threatened to de-certify Canadian business jets in Canada in protest to Gulfstream jets not being allowed to be sold north of their border. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While never admitting to blocking the Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets, Transport Canada in February did ultimately give the greenlight that those products gain certification in Canada. But this is a whole new level of escalation that will need addressing by the Canadian leadership, which has decided to take on this battle with Trump. The president has been trolling Canada for weeks — from changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America to new maps on social media showing Canada and Greenland under the American flag. This are unprecedented times. One question for Carney should be, 'has there been any consideration to getting back to the negotiating table and trying to find a deal rather than take the country into an area of hurt that could cause irreparable harm?' Read More Does Canada have the stomach and stamina to take this line-in-the-sand approach, or would it be wiser to find a solution with the country that has traditionally been its biggest trading partner and a big part of the country's economic success? The idea of looking to get back to talks does not seem to be in the cards as government gets set for a cabinet meeting to discuss special programs to counter the potential job losses and industry ruptures. Carney, who has said Trump's signature is something signed in pencil, has been posting social media content of his own — talking about investing in Canada. He has also floated the idea that Canada would shift its full commitment from the American-made F-35 to the Swedish-made Saab Gripen jet to enhance its stable of fighter jets. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The prime minister was even spotted recently having a coffee with Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams in Thunder Bay. The government has been pushing the patriotism buttons as well. Polls indicate Canadians are up for this fight. But with thousands of direct and indirect jobs relying on Bombardier, it will be interesting to see what Canadians' pain threshold actually is. These are high-paying jobs that will not be easy to replace, should Trump be successful and prevent further sales in the United States. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter,' said the post and with the sign-off being 'President DONALD J. TRUMP.' With Canada's economy on the line, and many Bombardier jobs in Quebec and right here in the Greater Toronto Area, you had better believe this will get Canadians' attention. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Celebrity Columnists World Toronto Maple Leafs Canada