The Prime Minister said Monday that retaliatory measures were crucial to getting the Americans to back down during earlier trade spats
Speaking to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa will respond to "unfair tariffs" proposed by president-elect Donald Trump.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Ottawa will respond to any tariffs imposed by the United States on Canadian goods, arguing that retaliatory measures were crucial to getting the Americans to back down during earlier trade spats.unless the two countries do more to address border security concerns.
Ottawa would “respond to unfair tariffs in a number of ways, and we’re still looking at the right ways to respond,” Mr. Trudeau said.He highlighted Canada’s response to tariffs Mr. Trump imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum products in 2018, during his first presidency. Canada imposed counter-tariffs on American steel and aluminum and also went after specific U.S. products with targeted tariffs.
“His voice with governors down south, his making the case for Canadian workers in Canadian trade in a way that complemented the arguments that we were making, did a better job of showing what Canadian unity was,” he said.
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