Trump’s tariffs extinguished in Canada as Trudeau calls to national unity

A few hours after US President Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep Tariff Canada, hockey fans in Ottawa capital have encouraged inscriptions for a star during a match of the National Hockey League against the away American team.

On Sunday, during a match of the National Basketball League between Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers, it happened again, continuing throughout the song and almost choking the performance of the 15-year-old singer.

The vocal dissatisfaction from ordinary fans is a clear sign of a deep dismay of Canadians for Trump’s move to hit their closest ally with criminal taxes, which is a move that threatens to cause an unprecedented trade war on the North American continent.

25% of the tariffs that Trump introduced into all Canadian imports in the United States – with a lower 10% energy imposition – would take effect on Tuesday.

And they come when President Trump doubles at his pressure – he is no longer rejected as a joke – to join Canada to America and become 51.

While many economists project, tariffs will also increase the costs of Americans on daily basic matters, from gas to food, Canada is a more exposed trade partner. If they last for months, the country could switch to a painful economic recession.

Anger is being built – it is the desire to launch a return attack echoed by political leaders in a country of 40 million.

“Many of us will be affected by a team, and we will have difficult times. Please be there for each other,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at Saturday night. “Now is the time to choose Canada.”

Some Canadians have already taken care of the calls for solidarity. On social networks, guides are circulating how to avoid products made of American products in stores.

Others post about canceling the plans of travel plans in the US or boycotting the country together.

In some Canadian provinces – namely Ontario, the largest population – American alcohol will be drawn from shelves indefinitely starting on Tuesday.

This is with a total of $ 155 billion ($ 105 billion; 86 billion pounds) of American goods that Canada said she would be targeted in retaliation, including vegetables, clothing, sports equipment, perfume and other items. The goods originating from the states under the guidance of Republicans, such as the orange juice in Florida, is especially targeted.

The US imports more of its oil from Canada than any other country, and Trudeauu’s government signaled that “all possibilities remain on the table” for further retaliation.

Trump’s monitoring of his threat to steep tariffs – who have long guessed that they were a negotiating tactic to get concessions on border security – they confused Canadians, who have enjoyed close economic, social and security relationships with the US for decades.

“That’s a shock,” said Michael Ignatiieff, a former leader of the Canadian Liberal Party, told the BBC.

“We are entering a new world, in which the question of whether you can trust America becomes a fundamental question in foreign policy for every country.”

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Canadian opposition conservative party, called Tariff “massive, unjust and unjustified on Sunday.”

“Canada is the closest neighbor of the United States, the greatest ally and best friend,” he said, noting that Canada struggled with the US in two world wars, as well as in Korea and Afghanistan. “There is no justification for this treatment.”

Prime Minister Trudeau examined in his Saturday address why they would now target Canada, instead of looking for “more challenging parts of” the world.

Part of his speech was directly addressed to Americans, and he pointed to the history of common bloodshed. “We fought and died, with you,” Trudeau said.

Thomas Juneau, a professor at the Ottawa University with an emphasis on national security, told the BBC that Trump’s tariffs “undoubtedly represent an earthquake in Canada-US.”

“It’s extremely destabilizing for Canada,” said prof. Juneau. “As a country, we have been able to use our extremely close trade and security partnership with USA for decades.”

Although the trade battle would probably force Canada to look for partners elsewhere, she can ultimately not avoid geography, he said. It will remain depending on the economic superpower in the neighborhood.

“That is why Canada must absolutely focus on the rescue of the relationship as much as possible,” said Prof. Juneau.

A great unknown remains how much the tariffs will now keep the tariffs in place, and what steps of Canada they can take to calm the Trump administration, which said she was expecting an action at the cross -border trade Fentanil and illegal migration.

TD economic projects To stay in place for as long as possible, the worse impact will be. Canada could enter the recession for five to six months, and the unemployment rate could reach more than 7%.

Theo Argitis, General Director of Public Relations Company based in Ottawa, said that the unknowns did not leave Canada without choice “but to hit hard (Trump).”

“At the end of the day, we don’t really know why it works,” Mr. Argitis told the BBC.

Trump says that the flow of fentanila is a very powerful and deadly drug, in the US from Canada and Mexico, one key reason. US officials say they will pay for the place “until the crisis is mitigated”.

In response, the Canadian government noticed that less than 1% of fental and illegal border crossings to the USA came from Canada. Offered to spend an additional $ 1.3 billion to secure the border with American and Canada

But Trump spoke publicly to his frustration trade deficit between Canada and the USA, and the wider opinion that the tariffs can be a source of Washington cash register.

On Sunday, Social wrote on Sunday that the US does not need Canadian products and said that they are now paying “hundreds of billions of dollars to subsidize Canada.”

“Without this huge subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a sustainable country,” Trump wrote, before he reiterated his opinion that Canada should become an American state instead.

He warned that the White House would bring sharp penalties in Canada if he decides to take revenge. For now, Canada has decided to try to do some targeted pain with her stronger neighbor, even if the economic ladder is directed against her.

“We prefer to solve our disputes with diplomacy,” Trudeau told his country on Saturday. “But we’re ready to fight when necessary.”