Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: The United States will delay the imposition of tariffs for 30 days.
On February 4, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted on social media that Canada has reached an agreement with US President Trump to suspend tariffs on Canada for 30 days. Trudeau said Canada has agreed to deploy 10,000 frontline personnel at the border, will appoint a fentanyl czar, designate drug cartels as terrorists, and establish a joint Canada-US strike force to fight organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on social media platform "X" about the US tariffs: "We don't want this to happen, but Canada is ready and I will be speaking to Canadians later tonight. There will be talks with the president of Mexico soon.
On February 2nd, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said at a press conference that Canada will impose 25% tariffs on US goods worth 155 billion Canadian dollars, including tariffs on goods worth 30 billion Canadian dollars immediately starting Tuesday, and further tariffs on US products worth 125 billion dollars will be imposed within 21 days.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: We are working hard to avoid tariffs, but if the United States takes action, Canada is ready to respond immediately and forcefully.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: If US President Donald Trump chooses to impose any tariffs on Canada, we are ready to respond.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Any Canadian response to tariffs will be targeted, strong, and timely.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to step down from the country's top job, putting the spotlight on Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader and frontrunner for prime minister, who has pledged to make Canada a "cryptocurrency capital."
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party in a speech on January 6 local time. Trudeau will continue to serve as Prime Minister of Canada until the Liberal Party elects a new party leader and replaces him as Prime Minister. In addition, on the morning of the 6th, Trudeau met with the Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, and asked for an extension of the parliamentary recess until March 24.