As Canada and Mexico make plans for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls President Trump's move "a very dumb thing to do."
President Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday, leading Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to announce an immediate 25% levy on $30 billion worth of U.S. imports.
Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."
Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."
Beijing retaliated with tariffs on many U.S. farm exports, and Justin Trudeau said Canada would slap tariffs on $100 billion of American goods over the next 21 days.
The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China’s president appears unlikely to make a similar call soon.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada warned that the Trump administration’s tariffs were leading to a trade war. Mexico’s leader vowed to impose countermeasures on Sunday.
Trump's hostility toward Canada played a role in Trudeau's resignation, forcing the nation to form a new government against the backdrop of tense negotiations Justin Trudeau got emotional during one of his final appearances as Canada's prime minister,
Beijing, which set steep duties on canola, peas and pork, wants Canada and Mexico to resist U.S. pressure to raise tariffs on Chinese goods.
Starting just past midnight Tuesday, imports from Canada and Mexico are now taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products getting tariffed at 10%.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow Thursday that world leaders emulating “a numbskull” like Canadian