News Analysis
The inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is inching closer and there are no indications he’s satisfied with Canada’s response to his threat of imposing a broad 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods.
Quite the opposite, actually. Trump repeated this week he would impose “very serious” and “substantial” tariffs on Canada, along with threatening to use “economic force” to merge Canada with the United States.
As the Jan. 20 deadline approaches, senior officials in the Canadian government have started speaking anonymously to the media about Canada’s retaliation plans.
One official told The Canadian Press that U.S. products such as steel, ceramics, and plastics could be slapped with tariffs, but a decision on retaliatory measures has yet to be made. The first ministers are set to meet in Ottawa next week to discuss potential retaliation….