Canadian PM Mr Trudeau did not waste any time in coming up with strategies for how to deal with the negative impacts of the new policies by the U.S. President-elect Mr Donald Trump, following his intentions to impose high tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese exports. The plan posted on Truth Social is a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico due to immigration and a 10% duty on Chinese products because of failure in their vow to combat drug dealing.
Trump vowed that the tariffs would come into force on the first day of his presidency, saying that they would only be removed once the drug and human trafficking, specifically fentanyl and other unauthorized immigrants, ceased. He insisted that both Canada and Mexico should improve immigration measures to ensure that the migrants cannot sneak into the US.
Meanwhile, after Trump released his plan, Prime Minister of Canada Trudeau phoned him in just two hours to discuss trade and borders at Mar-a-Lago. According to an official who closely knows the details of the call, it was presented positively. Trudeau’s preemptive move points to the fact that the Canadian economy largely depends on the USA economy; it is sensitive to it.
Later on, in its press release, the Canadian government underlined the importance of the economic link between the two countries. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc pointed out that the United States cannot exist without Canada as 60% of sharable crude imports arrive from Canada. The provided sources underlined Canada’s willingness to continue the policy of free communication with the newly elected American leadership.
Canadian Auto Workers Union leader Bob White and APMA chief Flavio Volpe dismissed Trump’s threats as an attempt to start the negotiation process. Volpe couldn’t have been of the opinion that the rhetoric could culminate in closer relations between the US and Canada, where the two can unite to fight economic viruses from China.
The current proposed tariffs have elicited different outcomes, with criticisms responding to them since trade worth billions of dollars could be affected, as well as frozen diplomacy between Canada and the U.S.
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