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struggle4progress

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Sat Jan 25, 2025, 08:40 PM Jan 25

Canada ready for tariff fight: leaders threaten dollar-for-dollar retaliation [View all]

'We will not spend money in a country that wants to do economic harm to Canadians,' premier of British Columbia warns
By Christopher Guly

Responding to reporters' questions, Trump reiterated his plan to slap a 25% tariff on both Mexico and Canada "because they’re allowing vast numbers of people… and fentanyl to come in," and said, "I think we’ll do it on Feb. 1."

Trump signed the executive order called the America First Trade Policy that includes a provision to "assess the unlawful migration and fentanyl flows" from Canada, Mexico and China "and recommend appropriate trade and national security measures to resolve that emergency" by April 1.

Whether the tariffs come next week or in the spring, Canadian leaders are ready to retaliate ...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-world/canada-ready-trump-tariff-fight-countrys-leaders-threaten-retaliation-dollar-for-dollar


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