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Justin Trudeau Blasts Donald Trump’s Tariffs As “Very Dumb Thing To Do,” Says Canadians Will Not Back Down From A Fight
The prime minister addressed Americans, Canadians and the U.S. President directly as he announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods.
Trump imposed tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico and added another 10% to taxes on Chinese goods, which all took effect overnight. It will also be challenging these illegal actions by filing dispute resolution claims at the World Trade Organization and through the USCMA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement – which was signed and heralded by Trump in his first term. Trudeau called the Trump administration’s justification for the tariffs – that Canada isn’t doing enough to prevent illegal fentanyl coming into the U.S. – a “pretext,” saying “far less than 1% of fentanyl flows, and less than 1% of illegal crossings into the United States comes from Canada,” he said, ticking off measures already taken to stem the flow of the drug.
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