“We were just informed that Canada, with which it is very difficult to trade, including the fact that they levied up to 400% of dairy products from our farmers for many years, announced the introduction of digital services tax for our American technological companies,” Trump wrote.
He called it a direct and egregious attack on the United States.
“They obviously copy the European Union, which has done the same and is currently discussing this with us. On the basis of this flagrant tax, we stop all discussions on trading with Canada, this comes into force immediately. We will inform Canada about the tariff that they will pay for business with the United States of America,” the US president said.
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February 2 Trump said: if Canada will become the 51st state of the United States, it will be able to have lower tariffs and the best military protection.
March 4 entered into force 25 percent tariffs for all goods from Canada and Mexico, which the United States introduced “as part of measures to combat illegal migration and a stream of drugs across the border.”
On the same day, the then Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau noted that The United States began a trade war against Canada, and announced oncoming duties for the United States. After that Trump called Trudeau “Governor” And He threatened to double the duties of Canada.
The new Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carny called the fees unreasonable. According to him, the United States attack Canadian families, workers and business, and Canada cannot allow them to succeed. He said that Canada will maintain return duties until So far, the Americans “do not show respect” To this country.
March 11 Trump announced an increase in duties on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%, adding another 25%. On the same day White House adviser Peter Navarro in a commentary CNBC said this measure While postponed.
On March 27, Carni noted that Canada and the United States completed the era of old relations, commenting on the duties that Trump introduced.
On March 28, Trump said that he had an “extremely productive” telephone conversation with Karni, but on April 15, the White House reported that the US president had not abandoned the idea Turn Canada into the 51st American state.
