Canada and Mexico Launch Retaliatory Measures Against US
In a response that could add momentum to an escalatory cycle, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this evening said “Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25 percent tariffs on $155 billion dollars worth of American goods,” including immediate tariffs on $30 billion as of Tuesday, and another $125 billion in 21 days* to allow Canadian companies to seek alternatives”. “This is a threat against our whole country,” he said, and “as part of our response, we are considering, with the provinces and territories, several non-tariff measures including some related to critical minerals, energy procurement, and other partnerships”....