Canada Retaliates, Slaps 25% Tariff On U.S. Goods

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on Canadian goods, stating that "the actions taken today by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together."

Expressing the frustration felt by many Canadians, Trudeau reminded Americans that Canadian troops fought alongside them in Afghanistan and assisted in crisis responses, from wildfires in California to Hurricane Katrina. I Photo: Justin Trudeau Facebook

In response, Canada will implement matching 25% tariffs on up to $155 billion in U.S. imports, including alcohol and fruit, Associated Press reporters Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Rob Gillies, and Christopher Sherman wrote.

Expressing the frustration felt by many Canadians, Trudeau reminded Americans that Canadian troops fought alongside them in Afghanistan and assisted in crisis responses, from wildfires in California to Hurricane Katrina.

"We were always there standing with you, grieving with you, the American people," he said.

The Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, urged residents to stop purchasing liquor from U.S. "red" states and announced that the province would remove American alcohol brands from government store shelves as part of its response to the tariffs.

Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected U.S. allegations that the Mexican government has ties to criminal organizations, calling such claims "slander" and an unjustified attempt at interference.

She announced that Mexico's economy secretary had been instructed to implement retaliatory tariffs and other measures to protect the country's interests.

"If the United States government and its agencies truly wanted to address the serious fentanyl crisis in their country, they would combat the sale of drugs on the streets of their major cities—which they fail to do—and tackle the money laundering that fuels this illegal activity and harms their own people," Sheinbaum argued in a post on X (formerly Twitter).