Trudeau assured Canadians his government will push back on U.S. tariffs with Trump administration

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will work to convince the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump his steel and aluminum tariffs would have a negative effect on both countries.

 

A senior government official said Tuesday Trudeau spoke with U.S. Vice President JD Vance about the impact the steel tariffs would have in Ohio, which Vance represented in the U.S. Senate

 

Trump signed an executive order Monday to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, beginning March 12.

 

Trudeau and Vance are both in Paris for a global summit on AI.

Trudeau briefly spoke to reporters before a plenary at which Vance spoke and Trudeau attended.

 

Trudeau said his government would “be working with the American administration over the coming weeks to highlight the negative impacts on Americans and Canadians of these unacceptable tariffs.”

 

Asked whether his government would impose dollar-for-dollar reciprocal tariffs, Trudeau responded “we hope it will not come to that.”

 

Speaking in French, he said there have been “initial conversations” with allies. He pointed to his upcoming visit to Brussels Wednesday where he will meet with EU leaders, and said there is “coordination to be done.”

 

 

 

 

This article was first reported by The Canadian Press