Canada vows strong response to Trump’s tariff threats, Mexico urges ‘calm’

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said if President Donald Trump levies 25% tariffs on goods from Canada, his country could impose counter-tariffs on U.S. imports.

“I support the principle of dollar-for-dollar matching tariffs. It’s something that we are absolutely going to be looking at if that is how they move forward,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Quebec on Tuesday, according to Global News.

On Monday, Trump said he would impose 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada starting Feb. 1.

On Tuesday, Trump told reporters he is considering hitting China with an additional 10% tariff on certain goods for shipping fentanyl to the U.S., while also threatening the European Union with tariffs over the U.S. trade deficit with countries in Europe.