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Source: Politico

Trudeau tells Americans: ‘Your government has chosen to do this to you’

The prime minister pledged relief to Canadian workers caught in the crosshairs.

By Nick Taylor-Vaisey

03/04/2025 11:46 AM EST
Updated: 03/04/2025 12:01 PM EST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced President Donald Trump for launching a trade war with his country, saying that he won’t back down from a tariff fight with the United States.

“Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada. At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin — a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense,” Trudeau said in Ottawa.

“Canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the well being of everyone in it is at stake.”

Trudeau pledged relief to Canadian workers caught in the trade war’s crosshairs, and told the American people that his quarrel was not with them.

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