Trudeau Says Americans Will Pay More if Trump Sets Tariffs
Trump Says He Plans to Tariff Canada and Mexico at 25% as Soon as Feb. 1
A sign marks the international boundary between Canada and the United States in Blaine, Wash. (David Ryder/Bloomberg)
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TORONTO — Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Jan. 23 that American consumers will pay more whenever President Donald Trump decides to apply sweeping tariffs on Canadian products.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Jan. 23 that he still plans to tariff Canada and Mexico at 25% rates starting as soon as Feb. 1. Trump previously threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he took office but the tariffs weren’t applied on day one.
Trudeau said if Trump does go forward “whether it be back on Jan. 20th, on Feb. 1st or Feb. 15th as a Valentine’s Day present, …
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