Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Donald Trump telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs and Prime Minister Mark Carney accusing Washington of trying to subordinate Canada.

Trump also threatened new 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles, auto parts and steel, while Carney said U.S. trade demands showed Washington wanted to “destroy our major industries,” including autos, steel and aluminum.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are scheduled to unveil Canada’s response Tuesday morning. Carney said earlier Monday that Canada may need to move away from matching U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar and instead use more targeted retaliation aimed at protecting Canadian workers and businesses.

  • ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world
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    4 days ago

    Don’t upset the Canadians, the last time the US provoked Canadians they burned the White House to the ground, then casually went back to their fields.

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      3 days ago

      We don’t need to burn your white house to the ground.

      Your president is paying contractors to do it for him.

    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      They’re gonna need to do that again.

      Trump is a violent brutal idiot.

      Once he realizes that the US is actually not even close to ‘energy independent’, when Canada starts limiting energy related exports to the US… he’ll use military force.

      Elbows up, its gonna be a bumpy fucking ride.