Top Canadian diplomat sounds alarm President Donald Trump Plan to follow the tariff’s charge on Canadian imports, claiming that the move will cause both countries to lose.
“If you put too many obstacles in front of the store, if you put too many taxes and tariffs in front of the store, slow everything down, release people, lose your job, lose prosperity,” said Bob Rae, the permanent ambassador of Canada in the United Nations, said MSNBC during the performance on Sunday.
Comments come after Trump on Thursday confirmed that his 25% tariffs will enter into force on March 4, processing that dangerous remedies like fentanil are still shed by The border with Canada alarming speed.
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“The suggested tariffs that should take effect on March Fourth will truly take effect, as foreseen. China will also be charged an additional 10% of tariffs on that date. The second reciprocal tariff date will remain in full power and effect,” Trump said in a post on the truth.
Trump initially agreed to a 30-day stop on a tariff plan to allow the time to negotiate between Canada and the US on how to better secure the border, although the President claimed on Thursday that it was not sufficiently done to stop the flow within 30 days.
“We can’t let this whip still harm now,” Trump said.
A trade war between the two countries comes as Canada will also move on to a new lead in the coming months after the current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau He announced in January that he would step down and end the nine -year ride by leading the country.
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Trudeau said he would remain in power until the liberal party can choose a new leader, while the parliament will be suspended until March 24.
Who appears as a new Canadian leader will have to continue negotiations with Trump over the tariffSomething Rae said that the Canadian side does not see logic.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a meeting of the Liberal Party in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 16, 2024. (Reuters/Blair Gable/File Photo)
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“That’s something we’ll predict in time. We’ll have to deal with it. It will cost jobs on both sides of the border, and I think it’s something that everyone has to understand,” Rae said during his appearance at the MSNBC. “What is the logic of increasing the price for all? We do not see the logic of this, and that is why we continue to try to convince the US government that we should re -think and think hard about what costs and benefits of these stores are, and also what costs will be the cost of uses the advantage of tariff increase.”
The White House did not immediately respond to the Digital Request Fox News for comment.
