Donald Trump retaliates against Ontario's tariffs, adds 25% tax on Canadian steel, aluminium

There is nothing that has benefited the Liberal Party of Canada more than the president’s trade policy,

Short said

I think it’s dramatically different than the first administration, and I think one of the biggest challenges is markets look at it and say, you know, this is just part of his bluster, right

Short said in an interview

If other egregious, long time Tariffs are not likewise dropped by Canada, I will substantially increase, on April 2nd, the Tariffs on Cars coming into the U.S. which will, essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada,

Trump declared

I will not hesitate to increase this charge. If the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely,

Ford said at a news conference in Toronto

Believe me when I say I do not want to do this. I feel terrible for the American people, who didn’t start this trade war. It’s one person who is responsible. It’s President Trump.”

He added

If it's 8% more expensive to build tractors and combines in the U.S., some of that inevitably, unfortunately will be passed down to the customers,

Eideberg said

The more dominant impact will be higher cost on our inputs,

Ramirez said ... he said

These are not the steel and aluminum tariffs of the last time,

said Dan Ujczo, a trade lawyer specializing in U.S.-Canada trade matters

Certainly, extending (tariffs) to these downstream products closes additional loopholes and reduces the attractiveness of shifting production outside the U.S.,

Price said,

This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear. Canadians taxes will be very substantially reduced, they will be more secure, militarily and otherwise, than ever before, there would no longer be a Northern Border problem, and the greatest and most powerful nation in the World will be bigger, better and stronger than ever — And Canada will be a big part of that,

Trump added

Pierre Poilievre's plan will leave us divided and ready to be conquered,

he added

We can't let him succeed,

he added

I apologize to the American people that President Trump decided to have an unprovoked attack on our country, on families, on jobs, and it's unacceptable,

Ford later told MSNBC, reacting to Trump’s newest tariffs

I'm not too sure why he continues to attack his closest friends and allies, but we need the American people to speak up,

Ford said

I spoke to him yesterday. He's a very bright individual. He understands finances like no other person, and we need to sit down, which we will tomorrow,

Ford said

We only use American steel, so we're thrilled with the tariffs,

he told AFP

Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on "Electricity" coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,

Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning

We will not back down. We will be relentless,

Ford said on MSNBC

This will allow the U.S to quickly do what has to be done to alleviate this abusive threat from Canada,

he wrote

America is not Canada, and Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form,

he said in his victory speech