Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns Trump's 'unjustified' 25% tariffs and says retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion of American goods will take effect at 12:01 AM EST if the U.S. moves forward tonight.
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I'm beginning to think that this tariff debacle is a plan to manipulate the stock market to make his rich friends richer when he lifts them. He'll make up some other reason when he lifts them.
This is a strong statement and Trudeau's govt plus the provinces have done good work addressing Trump's stated reasons for slapping tariffs on us, but the real problem is those reasons are just Trump's BS excuse.
Trump's an evil saboteur who's out to destroy the US and all its allies. Call him out.
Could people stop being half cowards ??
"Until the USA remove tariffs", no that's not how a non servile, country should do.
You retaliate, longer and harder, because the orange taint and muskolini only understand that.
Canada is surgically applying tariffs to consumer products where Canadians have alternative sources. This will result in simply lower imports from the US.
US corporations will continue to source from Canada, paying the Trump Tax and passing it on to consumers.
As a video i saw a little bit ago. They're creating an artificial recession so their billionaire buddies can buy up land, people, resources in the USA and leave us all to then live under them more. It's a purposeful concentration of power the rich can exploit the most.
And they, or Big Ag corporations, will swoop in and buy up the family-owned farms that go bankrupt from Trump's tariffs. The US food supply will be even more concentrated in the hands of a few mega-corporations. Without much competition, food prices will skyrocket.
YUP. Literally. It's them selling out our nation to Russia and shit because they believe themselves untouchable. They just want the money and don't care about us.
This is the logic behind all boom and bust cycles in the economy, from the very beginning. It’s always about the few concentrating wealth and land and power to themselves.
Here.
Welcome to JD Vance's Amercan Auction House.
American owned property will go up for sale to foreign billionare oligarchs, as soon as Elon/Trump break every american property owner & they can seize it.
They're playing chicken, with an economy that they don't have complete control of. If things go wrong fast enough, it will get really bad, and in a hurry. They will cut each other's throats, if it all goes down the tubes.
yeah. they tried to renovate teh building but surprise it all come crumbling down when its done too quickly. and those on the upper floors/class always fall the hardest than the foundation.
Canada has no choice but to stand up to the bully. We, the American people, will be paying for his temperamental and whimsical tantrums. Sigh. Exhausting.
This picture best describes the kind of person Donald Trump really is.All that needs to be done is to pull the handle and flush the piece of shit out of the White House 🇨🇦🇨🇦.
What he's not saying: "President" Trump is a dishonest and unreliable a**hole who is violating the same trade agreement he signed with Canada and Mexico to great fanfare during his first term. He's no more trustworthy that - do I need to say it? - Vladimir effing Putin.
Good. Keep it going Canada 👍🏼 we need other nations to fight our fight since our kiss ass Republican leaders are too scared to do anything to save our democracy and stand up to trump
IF you still have customers here. Not wishing you ill but we’re all looking at what we buy now. Wine, fruit, for example, I bought Spanish wine and oranges instead of FLA oranges and CA wine.
But but but, he promised that the other country’s government would pay the tariffs. Surely you’re not saying the orange turd lied!
Let me ask you… did you say thanks even once in your post?
SMFH
THIS is real folks. Real Americans are paying the price like we said! MAGA suck my ass.
You mean your “former” customers in 🇨🇦. I can tell you with certainty that tariff or not, 80% of Canadians aren’t buying any 🇺🇸 products since Trump started threatening us. We’ll buy local or from any place other than USA until the orange menace & his MAGA crew is gone!!!
#FuckTrump
#BoycottUSA
depending on the type of business you have consumers may choose not to purchase and pay the tariff taxes, which could impact your biz even more. my family is only buying things that are absolutely necessary. we are not participating in trump’s economics.
Potash may well be the turning point in this U.S.-initiated trade war. Canada supplies 80% of it to the United States. A 25% tariff will ruin American farmers. Canadians may also choose to block its export.
Can't grow vegetables? Have to import? They will add a 25% tariff to it. Do the math!
If you get a chance to suggest it to PM Trudeau...
Get him to float the idea of granting the States EXCLUSIVE rights to Canada's vast #Unobtainium reserves in exchange for backing down on tariffs and belittling Zelensky.
Who’s taking bets that Trump will chicken out again??? Trump is all talk…. Nobody is scared of him except his GOP puppets. Trump doesn’t even understand how tariffs work.
Trump would violate a contract with everyone, even his own kids. He has no remorse or care for anyone other than himself and only for about one minute.
Trump is like a piranha bouncing around the tank looking for his next victim.
There goes timber for housing & boats & toilet paper & cardboard- amazon prices go WAY UP now ( u should b banning Amazon anyway) and to make oil!!! Petrol oil!
USA r idiots! Prove me wrong! EVERY SWING STATE VOTED TRUMP& Repub majority!
I’m literally buying a Canadian flag to hang outside my house, and other Canadian merch and if I am lucky enough to travel - I also have a f*ck trump hat as well. Just so you can easily distinguish us. There will be signs. The psycho ones will evade politics and pretend they don’t pay attention.
Planning on doing the same. But I'll also be flying a Ukranian flag along side. Can't wait for some MAGA to say something. They'll regret doing so for the rest of their life.
Only a people who are helpless and lying on the ground and afraid of reprisals are useful voters. Then they are satisfied with breadcrumbs and vodka. Oh wait, you will get the moonshiners' illegal brand.
Just mixed up the countries. Sorry.
I can’t fault any of our allies for cutting ties with us. Currently, we don’t deserve their respect and generosity. Sadly, we can’t even place the blame solely on this administration. Many citizens have given into alarmism prejudice, racism, and xenophobia. If anything, let us serve as a warning
That is exactly what we are doing. Bourbon from Kentucky and orange juice from Florida, for example. Canadian tourists are also staying away from US travel to places like Arizona, Florida, and Nevada in record numbers.
We shall see how this plays out. I think Trump would prefer Canada do it first so he can justify this idiocy. We will not do that. Canada does not start wars we finish them.
Nobody knew... The tremendous tariffs of this beautiful, beautiful country will be very good for us, and Canada has ripped us off for years. Nobody knew, but we have been subsidizing Canada for years by hundreds of billions of dollars every year.
The Republicans do not have any way of internally increasing revenues to pay for the Musk/Trump tax cuts for the wealthy. Tariffs give them the illusion/cover of raising revenue without a tax increase, regardless of the fact that the cost of tariffs will of course be borne by Americans.
I absolutely love our PM and am so proud of how he represents this country. BUT….. please drop the fentanyl “czar” references. Words are important, and we should not play into this war of words by using language that smacks of Putin.
I condemn them too. California my home moves a lot of merchandise all around the US and I am sure some goes to Canada. Why this is happening is mystifying and it seems like 1/2 of the US decided we all need to live in an abusive relationship. The other half was ready for a future of hope and joy.
Let US aside: European Union is with 450 Million people a bigger single market than the US. We must work much closer together in helping each other economicaly but also by military support.
Would like to see EU troops help protect the Canadian and Greenland borders. We have to step up now, together
The EU has to become faster, yes, but it will necessarily become faster because it has to. Nobody can react immediately to the unforeseen and irrational decisions of the USA. But we're all learning it now!
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What about Israel stopping all aid? Can u speak on it or does msnbc have ur nuts in their hands! Gaza children’s hungry, dying, wtf u say about that? There starving tonight in Gaza!
👆🏾👇🏾”El primer ministro canadiense, Justin Trudeau, condena las tarifas “injustificadas” del 25 % impuestas por Trump y anuncia que los aranceles de represalia sobre 155 mil millones de dólares en productos estadounidenses entrarán en vigor a las 12:01 AM EST si EE. UU. sigue adelante esta noche.”
I remember hearing about this.
"There have been allegations involving Donald Trump and Russian escorts, particularly stemming from the controversial Steele dossier. This document, compiled in 2016, included unverified claims that Trump engaged in inappropriate activities with escorts in Moscow."
Even without the Canadian tariffs, the Canadian people are done buying American products and supporting our ridiculous government. Our economy is going to tank
Mexico makes all kinds of things the average American uses. It manufactures 88% of the pickup trucks sold in America; a 25% tariff could add about $3,000 to the price of that new Ford or GM truck Mexico supplies around half of America’s imported fruit and two-thirds of vegetables. WAPO
I’m an American living in a northern border state and I’m going to buy lots of Canadian products even though they cost more. I intend to avoid as many US products as I can.
Not all of us. Many read the 2nd very differently than the media/NRA/GOP spouts. But, yeah, we pretty much suck now. Still fighting and resisting, but it’s a horror show. 🇨🇦
Imagine how Canadians feel? We didn’t have a vote to choose the guy that is trying to destroy our country. He’s the worst piece of shit to walk the earth since Hitler. I can’t say what I wish would happen to him.
Partially yes. But frankly voting for Harris was never enough. Half the country should’ve taken to the streets every day to stop this criminal even getting the nomination. I truly doubt Americans will ever have another free & fair election. The world could see what he would do if he got in again.
Being Trumps Brian has been fried by constant snorting of Adderall and whatever STD’s he has gotten from years of not wearing condoms and the dementia he is suffering and my guess his brain is pretty riddled with holes and the concussion doesn’t affect a brain already damaged
Trump has started a Cold War with Americas closest Friends, allies and Neighbours. The world must unite and Boycott America,to stop the Cold War becoming a Hot war
https://youtu.be/-BiJKq7ynms?si=_dNk5ex1y8nHJDux. You got nothing I want
You got nothing I need
I don't need crying lies
I don't need stupid alibi's
I don't need convertible cars,
And don't think you can push me too far
You got the money, I got the time,
Nothing better to do, so you might just change my mind
Let’s get it…perhaps now maybe Americans will get off their asses and social media and stand up to the enemy! I’ve been in DC for over a month protesting, left my home, my career, my life. What have you all done?? 👀
It's never been about the Fentanyl. It's always been about keeping the brown people out and destroying relationships with our allies. We are now essentially an island with only dictators as friends.
Fuckin A - every Canadian tonight! Canadians only buy crap from the US for the most part - workers effected will be taken care of - we cannot say the same on the other side. Canadians won't be extorted - Slava Ukraine
I don’t blame them. But everyone needs to know that this is what he wants. This is an attack on America and the American ppl. He didn’t win, he used various methods to cheat and steal.
I just have to add I know that Trudeau’s approval was slumping after Donny got a second term, but with all this Canadian pride and standing up against global fascism, he’s got to be seeing a resurgence in popularity 🙏🇨🇦
Fat Donny will choke on his McGriddle (sans the maple syrup that we can’t afford to import anymore) when he finds out Justin saw his shitty hand and raised him 155 billion 🤣🤣
Fuck off 🇺🇸
You are officially the assholes of the world
Hope this was the Golden Age you were hoping for.
Oh, and fuck off again,
Sincerely,
Your former ally Canada.
My husband and I have vacationed in beautiful Nova Scotia many times (Cape Breton is our happy place) and we have friends from/in Newfoundland. Our hearts break for the people being hurt by this administration and the possibility that we will never be welcome in these places again.😞So sorry.
the sad thing about it is i’m rooting for all of it, literally the downfall of our nation. never in my life did i think i would. pain seems to be the only path to his downfall. maga is so brainwashed i feel like they have to be impacted to wake up! prob is we are all on the road to hell w them.💔
i’m jealous you are in the uk. i look at other countries right now and just wish i didn’t live here. i know no country is perfect but living here is like a nightmare come true.
it’s an upside down world we are living in. in his 1st term trump due to tariffs bankrupted soybean farmers. some lost generational farmland. then trump had to finally do a big govt bailout for them w our tax$. make it make sense!
Geez Elon kicked me off twitter for to much #krasnov so I can’t tell Justin Trudeau to hold the line. No deals with trump cos he is the least trustworthy human on the planet. He is treating the USA like an Atlantic city casino and he is saying whatever it takes to cash out and leave it bankrupt.
People should remember that Canada is a member of the Commonwealth- a huge trading block that includes India, Australia, New Zealand, many African countries, Singapore, Malaysia, and more.
I LOVED that! I didn’t know what it meant and when I heard I’ve been going around singing “Blame MAGA” to the tune of south parks blame Canada and screaming ELBOWS UP! My husky is like mom has lost it. He has no idea. 😂. ELBOWS UP! We love CANADA!!
Trump is such an idiot. I believe Putin told him to do this shit. This stupid ass trade war is gonna cause prices to get even higher, causing a depression. Impeach his dumbass.
Completely understandable Canada… we apologize. I know it’s not enough but it’s all 1/2 of the US can offer at this time. If you want to ‘buy’ the west coast and make us Canadians! WE ARE READY! Xoxo Westcoaster
No one in Canada wanted this, not our people nor our Prime Minister. This is ALL Donald Trump’s doing. What a horrendous, moronic decision by Trump and his atrocious Republican backers. They’re trying to crush Americans, so they can reap the benefits in the end.
The Executive Branch in the US has way too much power and way too little checks and balances, just how the oligarchs like it. Well, in their defense, over the decades, they've paid a lot for GOP shills to bring chaos and Dems shills to look the other way.
As a Canadian Army veteran who deployed twice to Afghanistan in solidarity with our American brothers after 9/11, I’m devastated that this is how we’re treated. Trump is a draft dodging piece of shit and I hope we unleash hell on his scheme to tear apart democracy and our centuries old allegiance.
I am so very sorry. Some of us tried to warn others but they refused to believe what a chump Trump is. I’ve never been more embarrassed to be a citizen of the United States. Please annex California into Canada. We are the 5th largest economy and mostly good people.
Please understand, the US government has been invaded by Putin. Most of us KNOW the election was hacked with Starlink. Now they're using Starlink to take down aircraft. It's a war within. True American's are on YOUR side and are TRULY GRATEFUL for your service. Thank You from the bottom of my heart.
I'm honestly not at all crazy about Trudeau. But I will give him this. It's well defined both stylistically and politically. Unfortunately the drama is also JT's Achille's heal.
Nope, because half of our country (mostly republican /red states) can't read, write, brush their teeth, or wipe their asses and will believe anything the idiots tell them... they deserve this hurt, not the rest of us. Go Canada, go!
I taught my kids cuss words were “power words” to be used sparingly so they wouldn’t lose the shock value. Only to be reserved when you had to get everyone’s attention and really, really meant them … I certainly think the past few days meet that definition!
Once again, Trump is the all time worst "business man" on the planet. The Fart of the Deal returns. What say ye fuzzy britches trump? Huh? Buy Crypto? Wow, trump is the most corrupt and ignorant president ever. Start the criminal proceedings.
The point of US import taxes (tariffs) was to have consumers make up revenue lost due to extending tax cuts for the rich. The #EvilBuffoon and friends expected to weather the financial turmoil. Since he isn’t very smart, the #EvilBuffoon can’t foresee all the ways this chaos will drag him under.
found out u can buy canadian made toilet paper at costco....i will be supporting canadian butt wipes against mcFelon 47's and his 15 more seconds of fame
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Canada is ready.
it’s all you can grab with these guys.
They had weeks to craft a plan
Yall have had an entire election cycle plus some…
Trump's an evil saboteur who's out to destroy the US and all its allies. Call him out.
"Until the USA remove tariffs", no that's not how a non servile, country should do.
You retaliate, longer and harder, because the orange taint and muskolini only understand that.
We should be referring to the tariff scheme as the TRUMP TAX !!!
Nothing like a stable operation!
US corporations will continue to source from Canada, paying the Trump Tax and passing it on to consumers.
TRUMP RAISES TAXES ON AMERICANS! 🛑
Making robber barons great again.
Welcome to JD Vance's Amercan Auction House.
American owned property will go up for sale to foreign billionare oligarchs, as soon as Elon/Trump break every american property owner & they can seize it.
Bravo to the Prime minister!
Why is #Canada supporting #Trump #USA that has declared economic war against its neighbor??
My mid-sized manufacturing business now get hit with cost increases both ways !
The parts I can only get from Canada now cost me 25% more and the products I sell in Canada will also have higher prices for my customers there
Consumers are the ones who will end up paying
Let me ask you… did you say thanks even once in your post?
SMFH
THIS is real folks. Real Americans are paying the price like we said! MAGA suck my ass.
#FuckTrump
#BoycottUSA
Can't grow vegetables? Have to import? They will add a 25% tariff to it. Do the math!
Get him to float the idea of granting the States EXCLUSIVE rights to Canada's vast #Unobtainium reserves in exchange for backing down on tariffs and belittling Zelensky.
Final offer, and all we are willing to deal on.
Trump is like a piranha bouncing around the tank looking for his next victim.
USA r idiots! Prove me wrong! EVERY SWING STATE VOTED TRUMP& Repub majority!
Just mixed up the countries. Sorry.
I've been posting about & discussing this for weeks. Many more articles & other evidence on my main page
Billionaires helped build MAGA cult & took it over behind the scenes. Crash economy/democracy USSR style - but worse
Very real
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/26/from-maga-to-monarchy-how-tech-billionaires-are-engineering-american-autocracy/
https://youtu.be/veb9JUexRmk?si=vvu0voF4kJIoEqbh
#strongasfuck
Add eggs and you’ve got a gold mine.
Screwing our ally and neighbor...
Sent firefighters to help us! Thank you Canada 🇨🇦!
Would like to see EU troops help protect the Canadian and Greenland borders. We have to step up now, together
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https://www.ft.com/content/6536f4c4-42ce-4d8e-a063-5b7f708e7303?shareType=nongift
The level of evil is almost inconceivable. The people need to take their country back NOW!
ACT OR THEY ARE COMPLICIT AND WILL GET NO QUARTER
"There have been allegations involving Donald Trump and Russian escorts, particularly stemming from the controversial Steele dossier. This document, compiled in 2016, included unverified claims that Trump engaged in inappropriate activities with escorts in Moscow."
We'll see. The Ides of March are coming up soon...
LOVE IT!
And if we don’t stop, then we’re going to be in the same boat .
There are people in this country that are too stupid to vote.
You got nothing I need
I don't need crying lies
I don't need stupid alibi's
I don't need convertible cars,
And don't think you can push me too far
You got the money, I got the time,
Nothing better to do, so you might just change my mind
GDP will go down the toilet.
And I would not blame Mexico or Canada
He wants us cut off, scorned, with no allies to come to our aide.
Moats drained, walls down … defenseless and ready for Russia.
Kick US out before they choose to leave
Rooting for Canada
I HATE BULLIES!
I HATE ASSHOLES!
I HATE RUSSIAN ASSETS!
You are officially the assholes of the world
Hope this was the Golden Age you were hoping for.
Oh, and fuck off again,
Sincerely,
Your former ally Canada.
Fuck off Trump administration
Half of us didn’t want this - didn’t vote for it and are gutted. We love Canada and will resist
View from my northern Illinois windows:
Bluesky is so valuable right now because it gives us a chance to see the kind, compassionate Americans like yourself.
I suggest we start with Mar-a-Lago, Trump Tower, and any other properties he's smeared his name on...
If you think grocery prices were high before, buckle up.
S&P 500
1/5/24 - 4697.24
3/1/24 - 5137.08
9.36% Increase
1/3/25 - 5942.27
3/3/25 - 5849.72
1.56% Decrease
He is causing chaos and unemployment. If we hit a hard recession with accelerating inflation...
https://youtu.be/h0ZXUoewGWQ?si=XE8JOsOJJoNo3Llk
Seriously though, it’s like this episode in reverse. In the episode, the Canadians don’t even know what they’re demanding
But in real life, that’s us!
What exactly are our demands?
The tariffs are very likely a tool to put GOP detractors into line.
I could be wrong. I’ve believed in Santa Claus and the Tooth-fairy previously.
🇨🇦❤️💪
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It’s almost like the serial bankrupt fraud guy that skimmed casinos so hard he bankrupted them
Doesn’t know shit.
Oh well. Corporate America had too much money anyway. Let Trump bankrupt all the corporations I guess.
2. Why the delay on the majority of tariffs? Slap us in the face now please.
The rest of us want no part in this lunacy.
Trump said he planned to annex Canada through "economic force"
Our sovereingty is a hell of a motivator.
#ElbowsUp
I taught my kids cuss words were “power words” to be used sparingly so they wouldn’t lose the shock value. Only to be reserved when you had to get everyone’s attention and really, really meant them … I certainly think the past few days meet that definition!
#3E