Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Ottawa has not ruled out any measures in weighing the response to tariffs by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, including cutting off energy exports to the country.
“What I can tell you is everything is on the table,” Joly told CTV News on Jan. 12 when asked whether the government was open to cutting off energy supplies to the country.
Joly said Canada’s potential response to Trump’s threats of 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian exports would be discussed with cabinet officials, and that she would relay the outcome of the conversation to “Republican senators and key Republican decision-makers in Washington next week.”…