Canada decided on Saturday, 1st, adopting tariffs on US products in retaliation for the early announced rates by US President Donald Trump. The measure was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“Canada will impose 25% rates over a total of 155 billion Canadian dollars (about $ 106 billion) in US products,” the prime minister said.
The first round of tariffs will affect approximately $ 20 billion in US products on Tuesday, 4, when Canadian products are taxed by the US, and another $ 85 billion in three weeks.
Trudeau has asked the Canadians to choose products from their own country and renounce Florida’s orange juice, Bourbon and Kentucky Peanut butter, Tennessee whiskey, or US holidays.
He cited products from states whose senators are republican. According to him, Canada’s list of tariffs would also include products such as beer, wine, vegetables, perfumes, clothes, shoes, appliances, furniture and sports equipment, as well as materials such as wood and plastics.
The prime minister also said that the best way to open a gold era for the United States would be to partner with Canada, which has essential minerals and other ingredients that the American industry needs to succeed.
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Trudeau made a direct and emotional appeal to the Americans, evoking the narrow ties and the shared history of the countries, including the Canadian soldiers who fought and died alongside their American colleagues.
He said the country is “perplexed” that his “closest friends and neighbors” are choosing to attack Canada instead of dealing with other more “challenging parts in the world.”
He added: “I don’t think there are many Americans who wake up in the morning and say, ‘Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada ‘. Trudeau said he was trying to talk on the phone with President Trump since his inauguration day, but was unsuccessful./AFP and NYT
