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Earlier Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is ready to deliver a B次元官网网址減urposeful, forceful but reasonable immediateB次元官网网址� response to the tariffs. The federal government has said it has multiple options for retaliatory tariffs ready to deploy, depending on what Trump ultimately does.
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B次元官网网址淭he president is intent on doing this and I think Justin Trudeau would be wise to talk to President Trump directly before pushing outlandish comments like that to the media,B次元官网网址� she said.
Trump will hit Mexico and Canada with 25 per cent tariffs and China will see an additional 10 per cent tariff, Leavitt said. She linked the duties to fentanyl entering the United States.
The volume of drugs entering the United States from Canada is minuscule compared to the amounts coming from Mexico and China.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures show that officials seized 9,930 kilograms of fentanyl at American borders between October 2023 and September 2024. Only 20 kilograms of that amount came from Canada.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that while her government awaits a tariff announcement with a B次元官网网址渃ool head,B次元官网网址� it also has prepared plans to respond.
Leavitt did not say whether there will be exemptions to the tariffs. Trump said Thursday he was still considering whether oil would be affected. It will be the presidentB次元官网网址檚 prerogative to decide when or how to roll the tariffs back, Leavitt said.
Trudeau met with a Canada-U. S. cabinet committee Friday as key ministers made a last-ditch attempt to stop TrumpB次元官网网址檚 tariff plan in Washington, D.C.
Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller were making a final diplomatic push this week to convince Republican lawmakers and TrumpB次元官网网址檚 team to sway the president.
ItB次元官网网址檚 not clear whether Republicans can affect the presidentB次元官网网址檚 actions. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday itB次元官网网址檚 ultimately TrumpB次元官网网址檚 call.
The tariffs are B次元官网网址渘ot hostile moves,B次元官网网址� Rubio said on The Megyn Kelly Show, adding he doesnB次元官网网址檛 think Canada poses a strategic threat to the United States. Pointing to his meeting with Joly earlier this week, Rubio said Canada and the U.S. have shared interests along the border.
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Trump initially claimed his tariff threat was in response to a failure by Canada and Mexico to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border. His complaints have since expanded to include trade deficits and national defence spending.
Canada responded to TrumpB次元官网网址檚 concerns with a $1.3 billion border security plan.
Trudeau, speaking before the meeting of the Council on Canada-U. S. Relations in Toronto on Friday, said devastating duties are B次元官网网址渘ot what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act.B次元官网网址�
Trudeau acknowledged Canada B次元官网网址渃ould be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淚 wonB次元官网网址檛 sugarcoat it,B次元官网网址� he said.
Premiers have disagreed on how Canada should respond if Trump follows through on his threats. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe have said exports of oil and other resources should not be included in retaliation plans.
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford called for a dollar-to-dollar tariff response during a campaign stop in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Ultimately, Ford said, provincial and territorial leaders remain united.
B次元官网网址淲e have to show strength, being united, and emphasize to the federal government that we have to retaliate hard. Not soft, hard,B次元官网网址� Ford said.
