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CANADA: PM-Response To US Tariffs 'Would Be Purposeful, Forceful & Immediate'

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Speaking at a meeting of the Canada-US Relations Council, PM Justin Trudeau says that if US President Donald Trump does choose to implement any tariffs against Canada "We're ready with a response." Says that this response "would be purposeful, forceful and immediate...It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act," 

  • Trudeau: "If we have to act we wouldn't relent until tariffs are removed...everything is on the table."
  • Trudeau: "If countermeasures have to be imposed, anything we do will be fair right across the country." Says that "Our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks."
  • The Canadian gov't has pledged in excess of CAD1B to boost security at the US border to counter illegal immigration and the supply of fentanyl in an effort to avoid US tariffs, but at present it appears as if this has not been sufficient.
  • The BBC highlights potential Canadian responses, ranging from targeted tariffs on products intended to put political pressure on Trump and senior gov't officials, to 'dollar-for-dollar' tariffs matching those imposed by the US exactly, to cutting off oil supplies and the provision of electricity to several northeastern US states. 

 

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Speaking at a meeting of the Canada-US Relations Council, PM Justin Trudeau says that if US President Donald Trump does choose to implement any tariffs against Canada "We're ready with a response." Says that this response "would be purposeful, forceful and immediate...It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act," 

  • Trudeau: "If we have to act we wouldn't relent until tariffs are removed...everything is on the table."
  • Trudeau: "If countermeasures have to be imposed, anything we do will be fair right across the country." Says that "Our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks."
  • The Canadian gov't has pledged in excess of CAD1B to boost security at the US border to counter illegal immigration and the supply of fentanyl in an effort to avoid US tariffs, but at present it appears as if this has not been sufficient.
  • The BBC highlights potential Canadian responses, ranging from targeted tariffs on products intended to put political pressure on Trump and senior gov't officials, to 'dollar-for-dollar' tariffs matching those imposed by the US exactly, to cutting off oil supplies and the provision of electricity to several northeastern US states.