Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced 25 percent tariffs on United States’ goods in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Trudeau said Canada is imposing tariffs on $155 billion worth of US goods from Tuesday.
Media Talk Africa reported that Trump had signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.
The US President also imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports.
Energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, would also be taxed at an additional 10 percent.
However, Trudeau said “there is no justification for these actions,” dismissing the White House’s argument about the flow of drugs, including fentanyl, into the US.
Trudeau said Canada “will not let this unjustified decision go unanswered”.
He announced that tariffs on American goods would go into effect at 12:01 a.m. if the Trump tariffs go into effect at midnight as promised.
According to the statement, Canada will start with tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods, followed by tariffs on $125 billion of American products in 21 days.
