The prime ministerial candidate responds to Donald Trump imposing 25% tariffs on Canada.

Summary

Mark Carney, frontrunner for Canadian Liberal Party leadership and potential prime minister, stated Canada will stand up to a bully after Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports.

Carney vowed to retaliate by matching the US tariffs dollar for dollar, asserting Canada would not cave in despite mounting pressure.

He criticized Trump for undermining trade agreements, warning that the tariffs would damage the US global reputation and economic stability.

Outgoing Prime Minister Trudeau promised a forceful, immediate response, emphasizing unity as Canada defends its economic interests, ensuring national prosperity.

  • Makeshift@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    29·
    16 hours ago

    There are plenty of people in the US cheering for harsh retaliation, too. Despite being directly harmed by it.

    This man is going out of his way to hurt everyone he can regardless, and everyone who can do anything here is just sitting down, shutting up, and obeying in advance.

    I am glad that other countries are ready and willing to to hit this bully back. Seems like the best hope we have is from people on the outside.

    • Azal@pawb.socialEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      I’m in the US. Fucking make it hurt. Maybe it’ll make the shitstains finally learn, or at least kill off enough that this shit won’t be a worry in the near figure.

      Is it gonna suck for me? Yup. But it is anyways, so instead of the frog in the pot lets flambe this shit.

    • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      20·
      14 hours ago

      I’m cheering for harsh retaliation because it’s the only language the orange man will understand. If the economy has to collapse for us to have any chance of getting Americans to ditch their support of fascism, well we’ve already fucked up a million times to get this far so we’ll have to struggle through it.