Americas
Trudeau Says Canada ‘Will Respond’ If Trump Imposes Tariffs
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Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada “will respond” if US President-elect Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on Canadian imports, and argued that retaliatory tariffs were successful when Trump put tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in 2018.
The comments on Monday were Trudeau’s strongest language yet in signaling his government is preparing retaliation if Trump follows through on his threat.