>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state of Ohio, a senior Canadian official said.
>The two leaders met on the sidelines of an international summit in Paris, as the Trump administration moves forward with its threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from its biggest supplier, Canada, effective March 12.
>”Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be entirely unjustified,” Trudeau told reporters at the summit. “We are the [U.S.’s] closest ally. Our economies are integrated.”
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>When asked by CBC News if he would reciprocate with matching tariffs on aluminum and steel, Trudeau said he hopes that doesn’t have to happen.
>”If it comes to that, our response, of course, will be firm and clear. We will stand up for Canadian workers. We will stand up for Canadian industries.”
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>The prime minister didn’t announce specific retaliatory measures on Tuesday, but his government has warned that a trade war could drive up consumer prices and hurt the economy south of the border.
>The prime minister made his comments in Paris, on his way to the AI Action Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
>Vance didn’t respond to Canadian media’s questions about the tariffs while arriving at the summit on Tuesday.
>The prime minister said he is also working with international leaders to co-ordinate a response and will be travelling to Brussels on Wednesday to meet with European Union leaders and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state of Ohio, a senior Canadian official said.
>The two leaders met on the sidelines of an international summit in Paris, as the Trump administration moves forward with its threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from its biggest supplier, Canada, effective March 12.
>”Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be entirely unjustified,” Trudeau told reporters at the summit. “We are the [U.S.’s] closest ally. Our economies are integrated.”
>[…]
>When asked by CBC News if he would reciprocate with matching tariffs on aluminum and steel, Trudeau said he hopes that doesn’t have to happen.
>”If it comes to that, our response, of course, will be firm and clear. We will stand up for Canadian workers. We will stand up for Canadian industries.”
>[…]
>The prime minister didn’t announce specific retaliatory measures on Tuesday, but his government has warned that a trade war could drive up consumer prices and hurt the economy south of the border.
>The prime minister made his comments in Paris, on his way to the AI Action Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
>Vance didn’t respond to Canadian media’s questions about the tariffs while arriving at the summit on Tuesday.
>The prime minister said he is also working with international leaders to co-ordinate a response and will be travelling to Brussels on Wednesday to meet with European Union leaders and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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