Trudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesday
Trudeau announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting Tuesday
Trudeau decided to go ahead with retaliatory tariffs even though Trump’s order includes a mechanism to escalate the rates if Canada retaliates against the U.S.
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How are you going to have a trade war with a superpower? it's just a losing battle and it will hurt regular Canadians the most.
3 11 Reply*soon to be former superpower
6 0 ReplyEasy.
By increasing troop numbers on your border, in case of invasion.
Then, Trump buckles.
1 0 ReplyAnd it's a little telling that China, of all countries, did nothing.
3 3 ReplyHe tariffs his former allies at 25%, and China at 10% because Tik Tok helped him. Absolute univariate thinking...
3 0 Reply10% additional on China, on top of the tariffs put in place in his first term (and kept in place during Biden).
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