Canada will respond to 'unacceptable' US tariffs strongly and firmly if needed, Trudeau says

Published 02/11/2025, 03:53 AM
Updated 02/11/2025, 04:00 AM
Canada will respond to 'unacceptable' US tariffs strongly and firmly if needed, Trudeau says

PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada would seek to highlight the negative impact of the United States' steel and aluminium tariffs and that - if needed - the response from Canada would be firm and clear.

"Canadians will stand up strongly and firmly if we need to," Trudeau said at the sidelines of the Paris artificial intelligence summit.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a meeting with international investors in IA at the Elysee Palace as part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, France, February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on steel and aluminium imports on Monday to 25% without exemptions, aiming to revive the flagging sector but risking a broader trade war.

Trudeau described those tariffs as "unacceptable."

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