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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Answered Wednesday Donald Trumpproposed annexation with Canada and said the United States president-elect’s comments were a distraction from the potential impact of the proposed tariffs on Canadian goods.
Trump threatened a 25 percent tariff on everything. Canadian Imports Unless Canada increases border security. He also mentioned considering the economic power to acquire Canada.
In an interview with CNN, Trudeau responded to Trump’s comments about Canada being the 51st state of the United States, saying, “Yes. It’s not going to happen. Canadians are incredibly proud to be Canadians. Well, we’re not Americans, so proud That it’s not really a problem.”
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“I think what’s happening in this is President Trump, who is a very skilled negotiator, is somewhat distracting people from the conversation on tariffs,” he added.
Trudeau explained that U.S. consumers would face higher prices on a variety of Canadian products, including oil, gas, electricity, steel, aluminum, lumber and concrete, if the tariffs are implemented.
Trudeau reiterated Canada’s opposition to joining the U.S. and said Canada would retaliate with retaliatory tariffs if necessary. He cited a 2018 trade dispute where Canada imposed tariffs on American products such as Heinz ketchup, playing cards, bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Did Trump’s re-election and this direct confrontation play a role in Trudeau’s resignation?
“No, on the contrary, what we did in Trump’s first presidency was we worked together under very difficult circumstances to come out with a strong victory. US-Canada relations. We have seen that opportunities increase, wealth increases.
Working together is something we’ve done in the past and what I expect to do over the next two months while I’m in office,” Trudeau responded.
He explained such tariffs “hurt American workers and added, “But we don’t want to do that because it raises prices for Canadians and it hurts our closest trading partner.
