WASHINGTON — The gloves are coming off.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney likened his nation’s tariff tiff with the US to a full-blown “war” on commerce — with President Trump hitting back Sunday, accusing the northern neighbor of making an attempt to safe “the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!”

“We were attacked. You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Carney informed reporters on Saturday. “That’s fine. We’ve got the reserves. We’ve got the resilience. We’ve got the plan. We’ve got the focus. We will respond.”

Carney further panned the Trump administration for making an attempt to stress Canada into “a bad deal.”

On Saturday, the Trump administration imposed a steep 50% tariff on an array of Canadian items — such as beer, cheese, and electronics — reigniting commerce tensions between the two North American international locations.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has publicly railed against President Trump’s brass-knuckled method to commerce. Getty Images

The Canadian prime minister said his nation was “at war” with the US on commerce. REUTERS

Those tariffs would cowl an estimated $28 billion price of imports, and come on prime of present tariffs on aluminum, lumber, automobiles, and metal.

Trump, who is no stranger to tariff feuds with Canada and has repeatedly mused about it changing into a 51st state, ripped Ottawa for its longstanding commerce practices with the US.

“Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!!” Trump declared on Truth Social early Sunday.

Carney, who vowed to retaliate, blamed the collapse of commerce talks with the US on last-minute calls for from Washington and alleged that Trump was trying to rip Ottawa’s sovereignty away.

“It’s a power play. And it becomes a question of sovereignty,” Carney said. “We’re a proud independent country. We’ve got the right values. We’ll make our decisions about who we want to trade with and how, and including on how we work with the United States and other partners.”

Canada’s prime minister also alleged that Trump was demanding America’s northern neighbor “change its French language, Quebec culture and Canadian identity as a condition for reversing tariffs.”

“This is no longer about a trade deal — it is about a takeover of Canada’s sovereignty and identity,” he added.

At subject was whether language and cultural boundaries in Quebec undermined US commerce there.

The Canadian PM, who beforehand served as a central banker, declared that retaliatory tariffs on the US will go into impact on Sept. 8. He said Canada will match the US “dollar for dollar.”

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer vowed that Washington will reply to any commerce retaliation from Canada.

“For decades, Canada has enjoyed the most favorable access to the U.S. market of any country. And from the beginning of President Trump’s trade program, Canada has continued to enjoy the best treatment in the world,” Greer said in a Friday assertion.