Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Canada and Detroit, Michigan on the first day of President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on March 4, 2025 in Windsor, Canada. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via AFP)
Washington: Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to raise tariffs on Canadian goods further to match retaliation by Ottawa, hours after slamming 25 percent duties on all products from the United States' northern neighbor.
"Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the US, our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!" Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 25 percent tariffs on US goods in retaliation.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched a stunning attack on Donald Trump's "dumb" trade war as huge US tariffs kicked in against Canada, Mexico and China on Tuesday, sparking angry and immediate retaliation from all three.
A furious Trudeau accused Trump of trying to cause the collapse of Canada's economy to make it easier for the United States to annex his country, and blasted Washington for targeting a close ally while "appeasing" Russia over Ukraine.
Ottawa's retaliatory 25 percent tariffs on $30 billion of goods went into effect early Tuesday, and Trudeau said that they would expand to "the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days time."
"Canadians are reasonable. We are polite. We will not back down from a fight," he said.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would lay out her country's response on Sunday.
China said its tariffs against the United States will come into effect next week and will impact tens of billions of dollars in imports, from soybeans to chickens.
