Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau firmly warns against US President Donald Trump’s intention to impose 25% tariffs on Canada, saying Ottawa is “intending to inflict economic pain on the United States in order to get President Trump to back down.” did.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised his country would respond with “strong and swift” and “very strong” retaliatory measures, CBC News reported.
The Canadian prime minister’s remarks came hours after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico starting February 1. Huge numbers of people – Canada is also a very bad abuser – huge numbers of people coming into the country, and so does fentanyl. I think it will happen on February 1st,” the US president told reporters. President’s office.
Canada: “Everything is ready”
At a special Cabinet meeting in Montebello, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters he was unfazed by President Trump and said he expected a great deal of “uncertainty” about how to deal with him. . “We’ve been here before,” he said.
Trudeau also described President Trump as a skilled negotiator who can “do whatever he can to keep the other side a little off balance.”
But Trudeau defended Canada as a good negotiator, noting that the Canadian government is “prepared to inflict economic pain on the United States to get Trump to back down.”
Canada’s intention is to avoid tariffs in the first place and instead “build a very positive relationship with the United States,” the prime minister said. But Canada’s administration will not allow the country to be turned upside down by Donald Trump’s threats.
In response to President Trump’s statement that the United States doesn’t need anything from Canada, Trudeau said that if the president really wants to usher in a booming economy and a “golden age” for the United States, he will need Canada’s natural resources. said. And that gives Canada some leverage, Trudeau said.
Even before he took office, President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the country’s biggest trading partners.
In the face of these threats, Ottawa has been preparing to retaliate. Prime Minister Trudeau said the government is prepared to take significant action, including a possible ban on oil exports, if other efforts are not successful.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that the government could move further if needed. “Everything is on the table and I support the principle of matching dollar-for-dollar tariffs,” Trudeau said.
“We’re preparing for every scenario,” Trudeau said.
Notably, on his first day back at the White House, US President Donald Trump also called for a review of Washington’s trade agreements with Canada and Mexico.
