r/canadaguns • u/Major-Ad-4288 • 22d ago

News / Politics / Activism tariffs

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is this what i think it is? https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2026/08/list-of-products-from-the-united-states-subject-to-counter-tariffs-effective-september-8-2026.html

post update "HS codes are easy to look up, guns and ammo have entirely different codes that have nothing to do with this. " thanks waitwhatnothing

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u/Curious_Joe2020 22d ago

It won't cover guns because the RCMP has a giant order of Glock 45s and accessories coming from the USA all made in the USA. 

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u/Kridane 22d ago

government doesn't pay their own tariffs

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u/567432Gains 22d ago

Is this a sarcastic response or is that genuinely the policy in place?

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u/Azuvector bc 22d ago

Tariffs are charged by your own government against you, to discourage you from doing business with the target country, in favour of others that aren't tariffed or domestic. Government has zero incentive to charge and pay themselves.

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u/567432Gains 22d ago

…. Fuck your right ….

Sorry iv had a few (to many tonight) and I’m ashamed to say I dropped the ball on that logic despite being an ECON Major.