‘It is going to have real consequences for people, for workers on both sides of our border,’ Trudeau said of Trump’s tariffs.
imports on Saturday in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump placing tariffs on the two countries.
Trump’s order also pledges to raise the rates if the countries retaliate, which could lead to even more severe economic disruption, but that did not prevent Canada and Mexico from doing just that.
“The actions taken today by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference in announcing that America’s northern neighbor would place matching 25% tariffs on up to $155 billion in U.S. imports, including alcohol and fruit.
Trudeau expressed the betrayal that many Canadians are feeling, reminding Americans that Canadian troops fought alongside them in Afghanistan and helped respond to various disasters in the U.S., including wildfires in California and Hurricane Katrina.