Trudeau also predicts that the “trade war” that Canada is in with the U.S. will continue “for the foreseeable future.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has affirmed that Canada will remain in a trade war with the United States due to tariffs imposed by Washington. In retaliation, Canada has implemented its own tariffs. The ongoing tensions are evident from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's disparaging remark about Trudeau.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unwilling to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump leaves any U.S. tariffs on Canada, a senior government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday showed no signs of backing down from his tough stance on the tariff war initiated by US President Donald Trump, as he said Canada will continue its trade onslaught against the country for the "foreseeable future".
Canada will be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, speaking shortly before U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called him "a numbskull".
Washington state and its exports could be a "prime target" of retaliatory tariffs from Canada and China, an expert warns.
Trump and Trudeau discussed fentanyl smuggling and trade over a 50-minute call. Trump accused Trudeau of using trade tensions for political power and criticized Canada's border policies for allowing fentanyl into the US.
Mexico has been given a one-month reprieve. And Canada could be next. U.S. President Donald Trump announced via his Truth Social account Thursday that he has postponed the 25% tariffs applied to most goods imported from Mexico for a month.