Canada buys more US-made goods than any other country – about $520 billion in the first 11 months of last year.
Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond with counter-tariffs against the US if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to begin a trade war in North America., the outgoing Canadian prime minister said his government wasn’t looking for a trade fight with the new administration but would have to retaliate if the US puts tariffs on Canadian products.
When the first Trump administration placed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, the Canadian government put levies on a list of US-manufactured items that included household appliances, bourbon whiskey and boats. In the interview with Psaki, Trudeau touted Canada’s decision to spend more on border security, including more helicopters and drones, which aims to stymie the flow of fentanyl and illegal migration into the US – a direct response to Trump’s concerns.
More than half of US crude imports come from Canada, most of it from Alberta. Smith has said she’ll attend Trump’s inauguration in Washington on January 20.
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