Canada's foreign minister has chilling three word warning to the world over Trump's tariffs

Today is a difficult day for Canada and the industry because of these unjustified tariffs that have been put on,

he added

We don’t want to do this because we believe in open borders and free and fair trade, but we are doing this in response,

Carney said

I am ready to sit down with President Trump at the appropriate time under a position where there is respect for Canadian sovereignty and we are working for a common approach, a much more comprehensive approach for trade,

Carney said on Wednesday

Mélanie Jolycanadian Foreign Minister

If the US can do this to us, their closest friend, then nobody is safe

Joly warned as she delivered a searing speech in Ottawa

Justin Trudeauprime Minister

We are going to stand up for our workers, and we are going to make sure the American people understand that their leadership’s decisions have consequences,

Trudeau said earlier this week

We firmly believe that in a world fraught with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, it is not in our common interest to burden our economies with tariffs,

he said on Wednesday

The US can’t realistically onshore enough of these commodities, so the duties mainly create economic pain for American consumers and key trading partners,

Nadjibulla told Al Jazeera

Fernando Haddadfinance Minister

President Lula told us to remain calm, noting that in the past we have negotiated under conditions that were even more unfavourable than the current ones,

Finance Minister Fernando Haddad told reporters on Wednesday

No one wins in a trade war or a tariff war,

the spokesperson said

And we give so much help militarily and in so many other ways to South Korea. But that’s what happens,

Trump said during his address to the US Congress earlier this month

When large economies engage in tit-for-tat tariff escalations, the risk of a global trade slowdown looms larger,

she said

China has always advocated that China and the United States should adopt a positive and cooperative attitude towards differences and controversies in economic and trade fields,

commerce ministry spokesperson He Yongqian told a weekly news conference

Whatever they charge us, we’re charging them,

Trump told reporters at the White House, reports Reuters

With these tariffs, the U.S. administration is needlessly disrupting an incredibly successful trading partnership. It is a completely unwarranted and unjustified move that will raise costs for Americans and Canadians alike. While we actively work to remove these tariffs, our government will use every tool at its disposal to defend Canadian jobs and support our businesses and workers during these challenging times,

LeBlanc said in a statement following his announcement

If you're racing to the basement, there's no real prize for the first person to get to the basement,

Leblanc said

We're all going to be better off when the greatest economic and security partnership in the world is renewed, relaunched,

he said

Today, I am announcing that the government of Canada, following a dollar-for-dollar approach, will be imposing, as of 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, March 13, 2025, 25 percent reciprocal tariffs on an additional C$29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) of imports from the United States.

LeBlanc said

The President of the United States in the White House says ... Oh, no, you won't," and breaks him,

Lutnick said

The markets are going to learn, let the dealmaker make his deals,

he said ... said in the interview with CBS

Jared Kushner is a big help to me … he's absolutely helping me,

said Lutnick to System Update reporter Michael Tracey in October