Canada will bring ‘forceful but reasonable’ retaliation to Trump tariffs, Trudeau says

White House has claimed goods shipped from Canada and Mexico to the US would face a 25% levy starting Saturday

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Justin Trudeau says Canada will bring a forceful but reasonable" retaliation to any tariffs imposed by the US as his country braces for the economic fallout of a trade war.

I won't sugarcoat it - our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks," Trudeau said on Friday while speaking to an advisory council on Canada-US relations. I know Canadians might be anxious and worried, but I want them to know the federal government - and indeed, all orders of government - have their backs."