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No one — on either side of the border — wants to see American tariffs on Canadian goods,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on social media site X on Friday, promising a "forceful and immediate response." Like the American tariffs, our response will also be far-reaching."
Trudeau immediately slapped retaliatory tariffs on American goods, saying There's nothing I can do about this quagmire that we now find ourselves in politically with the regime next door,
It feels like Trump wants to restructure the world order,
Drew Dilkens, mayor of the Canadian border city of Windsor, said in an interview There will be job losses in this country ... we know that's going to happen,
I think we have to recognize our quarrel is not with the American people... for many of our families, our relatives on the other side of the 49th parallel are still our friends and relatives,
he told a news conference I don't think there are a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, 'Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remarked Saturday, encapsulating the shell shock many north of the border are now feeling I'm disappointed that [the] Trump admin placed the 25 percent tariffs, ... I'm disappointed that this is our government's response
Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!) But we will make America great again, and it will all be worth the price that must be paid.”
We don't want to have this fight, but we are not going to lose it,
Meanwhile, Chrystia Freeland, a candidate for Canadian Prime Minister and a challenger to Justin Trudeau, said ... CNN reported China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods,
The president will be implementing tomorrow a 25% tariff on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada, and a 10% tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country, which has killed tens of millions of Americans,
Leavitt told reporters on Friday I think they’re confused. I don’t think they understand where this is coming from. I think they know the degree to which we have made every effort to address the president’s concerns, and so they just don’t understand where this is coming from, and probably there’s a little bit of hurt, right?"
Canadians are perplexed, I think disappointed. We view ourselves as your neighbor, your closest friend, your ally, you know, a country whose citizens have fought and died with you around the world in defense of values that we share, who come to the aid of the Los Angeles fires, most recently, and I think are really perplexed by this move. So I don’t think anybody will need to tell Canadians what to do. I think that they will make their decisions on their own,
she told ABC's George Stephanopoulos We have 400,000 to 500,000 people that move back and forth between our two countries every day. Businesses, tourists, students, workers, and there’s a sense of partnership, of family, of being each other’s best, as I say, best customer, best friend. So I think that this is something that we really don’t, the Canadians don’t understand,
Canada has played a central role in these challenges, including by failing to devote sufficient attention and resources or meaningfully coordinate with United States law enforcement partners to effectively stem the tide of illicit drugs,
Gang members, smugglers, human traffickers, and illicit drugs of all kinds have poured across our borders and into our communities."
Trump's executive order for the tariffs said Canada has some work to do with regards to securing its northern border. The president has been very clear from the beginning that there is a new sheriff in town,
Tariffs will also cause mayhem in the cross-border trade in farm goods,
Problems are not addressed by imposing tariffs, but with talks and dialogue,
