"Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1896958727187542510

[Wingnut]

 

[Canuck Conservative]

Trump has accomplished something unusual, he has managed to change the purchasing habits of Canadians.

It is now common to see consumers in the stores here check to see where a product is made - and if it comes from the States, they ain't buying, they'll find an alternative- and price doesn't matter anymore.

Many Canadians who used to vacation to the US regularly, say they won't go there anymore ... it will be real interesting to the see the US tourism and export numbers in a few months ...

"update from the front lines"

[Wingnut]

Many Canadians who used to vacation to the US regularly, say they won't go there anymore ... it will be real interesting to the see the US tourism and export numbers in a few months ...

We are lousy with those down here now.  No one likes them. They can't drive. They are rude. And they are cheap as hell.  Canadians, go home.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Is that American 25% or Canadian 25%?

[Canuck Conservative]

Canadians, go home

You'll probably get your wish, DT is apparently doing everything he can to make that happen.

[Wingnut]

You'll probably get your wish, DT is apparently doing everything he can to make that happen.

Another win. 

[libertybele]

Another win.

They must be up your way @Wingnut haven't seen a Quebec or Ontario license plate around town in quite awhile. 

[mystery-ak]

 March 4, 2025 11:47am EST

Trudeau tells Trump 'we will not back down' from trade war, calling tariffs 'very dumb'
Trudeau said the "United States launched a trade war against Canada"

By Greg Norman FOXBusiness


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the Trump administration’s new 25% tariffs Tuesday, calling the measures "very dumb" and vowing that his country "will not back down from a fight." 

Trudeau previously announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs that went into effect on Canadian imports.

"So today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they are talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense," Trudeau told reporters.

"Canadians are reasonable, and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the wellbeing of everyone in it is at stake," he continued.

more
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/trudeau-tells-trump-we-not-back-down-from-trade-war-calling-tariffs-very-dumb

[Canuck Conservative]

Another win

Market doesn't think so ...

"Dow falls nearly 800 points — wiping out post-election Trump surge as tariffs take effect"

https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/business/dow-falls-nearly-800-points-wiping-out-post-election-trump-surge/

[Wingnut]

They must be up your way @Wingnut haven't seen a Quebec or Ontario license plate around town in quite awhile. 

Yeah.  They are all over the place.  Mostly Ontario plates. One thing about Covid...It kept those toque wearers from the GWN out of FL.

[mystery-ak]

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump
·
5m

Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!

[GtHawk]

March 4, 2025 11:47am EST

Trudeau tells Trump 'we will not back down' from trade war, calling tariffs 'very dumb'
Trudeau said the "United States launched a trade war against Canada"

By Greg Norman FOXBusiness

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the Trump administration’s new 25% tariffs Tuesday, calling the measures "very dumb" and vowing that his country "will not back down from a fight." 

Trudeau previously announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs that went into effect on Canadian imports.

"So today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they are talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense," Trudeau told reporters.

"Canadians are reasonable, and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the wellbeing of everyone in it is at stake," he continued.

more
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/trudeau-tells-trump-we-not-back-down-from-trade-war-calling-tariffs-very-dumb

[ If tariffs are so dumb, why did/does Canuckistan have tariffs on American goods?

[libertybele]

Market doesn't think so ...

"Dow falls nearly 800 points — wiping out post-election Trump surge as tariffs take effect"

https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/business/dow-falls-nearly-800-points-wiping-out-post-election-trump-surge/

Apparently you didn't get the memo:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent-shrugs-off-tariff-selloff-131641908.html

[dfwgator]

Trump has accomplished something unusual, he has managed to change the purchasing habits of Canadians.

It is now common to see consumers in the stores here check to see where a product is made - and if it comes from the States, they ain't buying, they'll find an alternative- and price doesn't matter anymore.

Many Canadians who used to vacation to the US regularly, say they won't go there anymore ... it will be real interesting to the see the US tourism and export numbers in a few months ...

"update from the front lines"

Good. Economic Nationalism is good for everyone.

[Canuck Conservative]

Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!

And then Canada will increase their tariff by the same amount ... and so on, and so on ... as both economies get destroyed

All because Trump has a petty personal grudge with Trudeau

Brilliant strategy there, Team Trump ... create a trade war when none existed before

[dfwgator]

And then Canada will increase their tariff by the same amount ... and so on, and so on ... as both economies get destroyed

All because Trump has a petty personal grudge with Trudeau

Brilliant strategy there, Team Trump ... create a trade war when none existed before

If tariffs are so bad, why did Canada already have tariffs on US Goods.  Trump didn't start this.  But by God, he'll finish it.

[libertybele]

If tariffs are so bad, why did Canada already have tariffs on US Goods.  Trump didn't start this.  But by God, he'll finish it.

I have complete faith in Trump's economic decisions and capabilities.  I am not worried about Trudy in the least, nor Canada.  The only player in the game this has been sitting quietly watching all of this is XI.  China is a concern, though I think Trump is likely one step ahead of him.

BTW @Canuck Conservative when do you think Canada will contribute their fair share to NATO?  If the U.S. pulls out of NATO, those lost $$ will need to be recouped.

[Wingnut]

Market doesn't think so ...

"Dow falls nearly 800 points — wiping out post-election Trump surge as tariffs take effect"

https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/business/dow-falls-nearly-800-points-wiping-out-post-election-trump-surge/

Apparently you didn't get the memo:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent-shrugs-off-tariff-selloff-131641908.html

Plus it makes for good buying opportunities.  If the market hasn't already started to recover the losses, it will by the end of the week.   Your average investor is in the market for the long haul.

[oldno7]

Trump has accomplished something unusual, he has managed to change the purchasing habits of Canadians.

It is now common to see consumers in the stores here check to see where a product is made - and if it comes from the States, they ain't buying, they'll find an alternative- and price doesn't matter anymore.

Many Canadians who used to vacation to the US regularly, say they won't go there anymore ... it will be real interesting to the see the US tourism and export numbers in a few months ...

"update from the front lines"

 Interesting!


If you have access to a unfrozen calculator, might I suggest you plot your number of Canadian brethren, boycotting USA products, vs. USA brethren boycotting Canadian products. On my semi frozen math device, I come up with a discrepancy of around 8.5/9 to 1.

 Divide that along any party lines you like and then explain to all us meany Trump supporters how Canada comes out on top before destroying their economy which is "largely" based off US consumption of your products.

I'm sure I''m missing your "logic" somehow.

We now how to shop by country as well.

 As an aside, I read "art of the deal" Trump mentions always enter into a deal with leverage, I'm not seeing yours.

[Wingnut]

New News Headlines:

Trump's Canadian Tariffs Expected To Have Devastating Impact On The Curling Broom Industry
Babylon Bee

https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-canadian-tariffs-expected-to-have-devastating-impact-on-the-curling-broom-industry

[American Girl]

Excerpt:
President Donald Trump has fired back at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—whom he sarcastically dubbed “Governor Trudeau”—in a blistering response that threatens to escalate a brewing trade war into a full-blown brawl. Earlier today, Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect, slapping a 25% duty on most Canadian goods and a 10% on Canadian energy exports, prompting Trudeau to dig in his heels. During a fiery press conference in Ottawa, Trudeau vowed not to back down, announcing 25% tariffs on $155 billion Canadian dollars’ worth of U.S. goods—$30 billion immediately, with the rest kicking in 21 days, per CNN. “There’s absolutely no justification or need whatsoever” for Trump’s tariffs, Trudeau fumed, calling out the U.S. for cozying up to Russia’s “lying, murderous dictator” Vladimir Putin while targeting its “closest partner and ally.”




The #1 US has a GDP 13 times that of #9 Canadian.
 
Only a fully committed Globalist tool like Little Fidel Trudeau could pretend that a tariff war with the US is in Canada’s, “best interest.”

Damn Justine. Wouldn't it have been easier to just secure your border? That's ALL that was asked.


https://conservativeus.com/breaking-president-trump-responds-to-governor-trudeau-over-tariffs-this-could-get-ugly-fast/

[mountaineer]

Many Canadians who used to vacation to the US regularly, say they won't go there anymore ... it will be real interesting to the see the US tourism and export numbers in a few months ...

[libertybele]

We are lousy with those down here now.  No one likes them. They can't drive. They are rude. And they are cheap as hell.  Canadians, go home.

Truth!!   

[dfwgator]

Hope they enjoy Cuba.

[mountaineer]

The pansy speaks. Apparently, border control was just too much to ask: "There is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today."

https://twitter.com/RebelNewsOnline/status/1896969645024010406


Sheila Gunn Reid
@SheilaGunnReid
anything to avoid actually getting drugs off the street.
2:46 PM · Mar 4, 2025

[libertybele]

The pansy speaks. Apparently, border control was just too much to ask: "There is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today."

https://twitter.com/RebelNewsOnline/status/1896969645024010406


Sheila Gunn Reid
@SheilaGunnReid
anything to avoid actually getting drugs off the street.
2:46 PM · Mar 4, 2025

Trudy is becoming as annoying as Zelenskyy

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1896630344218259826

[Canuck Conservative]

Apparently, border control was just too much to ask: "There is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today."

That's total BS ... Canada already did everything the US asked for on the border, yet it's still not good enough

This is all about Trump's petty personal grudge against Trudeau

[Wingnut]

That's total BS ... Canada already did everything the US asked for on the border, yet it's still not good enough

This is all about Trump's petty personal grudge against Trudeau

It sucks to be Trudy.  It sucks worse to be a Canadian who voted for the pr*ck.

[Canuck Conservative]

It sucks to be Trudy.  It sucks worse to be a Canadian who voted for the pr*ck.

I'm neither, but Trump's sweeping tariffs are alienating everybody, even his (former) supporters here

How to Squander Goodwill 101 ... Trump is putting on a Master Class!

[Wingnut]

I'm neither, but Trump's sweeping tariffs are alienating everybody, even his (former) supporters here

Neither what?  Neither you are, or aren't a Canadian or didn't vote for Trudy?

[libertybele]

https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1896630344218259826

 

[Canuck Conservative]

Neither what?

I'm not Trudeau and I didn't vote for him, so my Life doesn't suck, according to you.

I even warned back in 2015 he'd be a disaster.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Another win. 

 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Market doesn't think so ...

"Dow falls nearly 800 points — wiping out post-election Trump surge as tariffs take effect"

It's back up...... Last hour should be wild!

[Right_in_Virginia]

https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1896630344218259826

 

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/AmericaPapaBear/status/1897038116030198011

[DB]

Trump has accomplished something unusual, he has managed to change the purchasing habits of Canadians.

It is now common to see consumers in the stores here check to see where a product is made - and if it comes from the States, they ain't buying, they'll find an alternative- and price doesn't matter anymore.

Many Canadians who used to vacation to the US regularly, say they won't go there anymore ... it will be real interesting to the see the US tourism and export numbers in a few months ...

"update from the front lines"

That's a two way street. What happens when Americans do the same?

Theoretically Trump's tariffs are no higher than Canada's tariffs. When Canada increases them, Trump will match them. That's a losing position for Canada. The winning positions is for tariffs to go to zero in both directions.

[cato potatoe]

Has anyone figured out Trump’s rationale for this trade war with Canada?  As in, a particular import duty or cross border policy.  The reasons he shared do not make sense, and he needs to spend political capital elsewhere.

[DB]

And then Canada will increase their tariff by the same amount ... and so on, and so on ... as both economies get destroyed

All because Trump has a petty personal grudge with Trudeau

Brilliant strategy there, Team Trump ... create a trade war when none existed before

No, both economies will not get destroyed. Our bump in the road will be Canada's crater.

Like I said upthread, the only winning play is for Canada to reduce tariffs. The reduction will be matched.

[Smokin Joe]

Has anyone figured out Trump’s rationale for this trade war with Canada?  As in, a particular import duty or cross border policy.  The reasons he shared do not make sense, and he needs to spend political capital elsewhere.

IIRC, the initial trigger was a lack of policy to stop infiltration of the US with illegals. Ditto with Mexico.

[DB]

Has anyone figured out Trump’s rationale for this trade war with Canada?  As in, a particular import duty or cross border policy.  The reasons he shared do not make sense, and he needs to spend political capital elsewhere.

It is claimed that Trump is only matching Canadian tariffs on American products. If true, that's fair enough.

[cato potatoe]

IIRC, the initial trigger was a lack of policy to stop infiltration of the US with illegals. Ditto with Mexico.

Right but what does he expect of Canada, in specific?  Their border is 5,525 miles long, and illegal migration is a slow trickle compared to just a few places in Texas.

[mystery-ak]

JUST IN: Tariff Deal With Canada And Mexico Already Imminent, Lutnick Says

Published 19 minutes ago

on March 4, 2025

By Chris Powell

A trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico may be finalized as early as Wednesday, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Speaking on Fox News, Lutnick revealed that both Canadian and Mexican officials had been in discussions with the Trump administration throughout the day, seeking a resolution on tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

“Both the Mexicans and the Canadians were on the phone with me all day today trying to show that they’ll do better, and the President’s listening because you know he’s very, very fair and very reasonable,” Lutnick said on Fox Business.

“I think he’s going to work something out with them. It’s not going to be a pause, none of that pause stuff, but I think he’s going to figure out you do more and I’ll meet you in the middle some way.”

Lutnick indicated that while Trump is firm on holding America’s trading partners accountable, he is also willing to negotiate a fair outcome. “We’re going to probably be announcing that tomorrow,” Lutnick said, suggesting that a middle ground is being reached but without the administration backing down entirely.

The urgency behind the negotiations comes after President Trump escalated trade tensions on Tuesday, launching a new round of tariffs. The administration slapped 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, while Canadian energy exports were given a slightly reduced 10% levy. Additionally, Trump doubled tariffs on Chinese imports from 10% to 20%.

more
https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/just-in-tariff-deal-with-canada-and-mexico-already-imminent-lutnick-says-mace/

[cato potatoe]

It is claimed that Trump is only matching Canadian tariffs on American products. If true, that's fair enough.

But that can’t possibly be the case at 25%.  He negotiated a free trade agreement with them.  He also keeps referring to a nonexistent $200B trade deficit. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Wow... i'll hand it to Trump on this one, if he gets the trade deal done.

[DB]

But that can’t possibly be the case at 25%.  He negotiated a free trade agreement with them.  He also keeps referring to a nonexistent $200B trade deficit.

Apparently tariffs on dairy/cheese products are very high. I don't know what else.

[Bigun]

Wow... i'll hand it to Trump on this one, if he gets the trade deal done.

Not the least bit surprised. Where are the markets?

[DefiantMassRINO]

Will Canada de-value its currency to maintain American export markets in spite of the tariffs?