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CANADA: PM-Designate Carney Pledges To Keep Retaliatory Tariffs In Place

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Canadian Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney has pledged to keep Canadian trade countermeasures in place, after US President Donald Trump's trade war escalation today.

  • Carney said on X: "President Trump’s latest tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers, families, and businesses. My government will ensure our response has maximum impact in the US and minimal impact here in Canada, while supporting the workers impacted. My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade."
  • Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre indicated earlier that there is broad support across the political spectrum for a forceful Canadian response. Poilievre said in alengthy statement on X, in response to Trump's metals tariff hike: "I am calling on the government to immediately bring in retaliatory tariffs to respond to this unjust act and to protect Canadian steel and aluminum workers. If President Trump is applying 50 percent tariffs on our steel and aluminum then Canada must hit back with 50 percent tariffs..."
  • Poilievre added: "I am calling on Mark Carney to reverse his plan to impose a massive new industrial carbon tax on Canadian steel and all other heavy industry."
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose surcharge on electricity sparked today's escalation, said: "Trump’s tariffs are causing chaos. Markets are tanking. He needs to drop his tariffs and come to the table to negotiate a fair trade deal. Until he does, we won’t back down."
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Canadian Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney has pledged to keep Canadian trade countermeasures in place, after US President Donald Trump's trade war escalation today.

  • Carney said on X: "President Trump’s latest tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers, families, and businesses. My government will ensure our response has maximum impact in the US and minimal impact here in Canada, while supporting the workers impacted. My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade."
  • Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre indicated earlier that there is broad support across the political spectrum for a forceful Canadian response. Poilievre said in alengthy statement on X, in response to Trump's metals tariff hike: "I am calling on the government to immediately bring in retaliatory tariffs to respond to this unjust act and to protect Canadian steel and aluminum workers. If President Trump is applying 50 percent tariffs on our steel and aluminum then Canada must hit back with 50 percent tariffs..."
  • Poilievre added: "I am calling on Mark Carney to reverse his plan to impose a massive new industrial carbon tax on Canadian steel and all other heavy industry."
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose surcharge on electricity sparked today's escalation, said: "Trump’s tariffs are causing chaos. Markets are tanking. He needs to drop his tariffs and come to the table to negotiate a fair trade deal. Until he does, we won’t back down."