Trudeau not willing to lift Canada's retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves some tariffs on Canada

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Associated Press

Politics
Trudeau not willing to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves some tariffs on Canada

By ROB GILLIES
Updated 2:09 PM EST, March 5, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unwilling to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump leaves any U.S. tariffs on Canada, a senior government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The official confirmed Trudeau’s stance on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The official said Trump and Trudeau spoke by phone around midday. ... Other Canadian officials publicly echoed Trudeau’s position.

“We’re not interested in meeting in the middle and having some reduced tariff. Canada wants the tariffs removed,” Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Trump launched a new trade war Tuesday by imposing tariffs against Washington’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin. Trump put 25% taxes, or tariffs, on Mexican and Canadian imports, though he limited the levy to 10% on Canadian energy.

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[Scrivener7]

1. Good. The felon will do this back and forth shit forever. Call him on it, make us feel the consequences.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Good. Refuse to be jerked around by the orange ass.

[nature-lover]

3. Another made up crisis so that Trump can look powerful. The consequences of this one are dire.

[Wiz Imp]

23. How does this make Trump look powerful?

On the contrary, the refusal of other countries to submit to his wishes makes Trump look weak and getting weaker.

[nature-lover]

28. Yes, if they don't comply it does make him look weaker, but he thinks creating angst makes him look strong.

[kkmarie]

49. It's his cult

his cult will think he's big and tough and powerful.

But the back and forth of tariffs on, tariffs off is insane. And the only people making money are the super rich who can play the stock market and all the while our little 401ks are losing our retirement money.

Krasnov is doing the same back and forth with firing& re-hiring

I think Canada should keep the tariffs and not play this game. Unfortunately Krasnov could pull the tariffs and then blame Canada, he has to have someone to blame.

[Srkdqltr]

4. Good for him. This is insane.

He puts on the tariffs , waits to see if people yell , than if they yell he takes them off. What the f***. ?? This is a sadistic game.

[defacto7]

13. It's like Chess ... no ... Checkers ... no ...

Crazy Eights maybe?

[Jerry2144]

14. Russian roulette

I think

[defacto7]

18. Bullseye.

[mercuryblues]

22. ETTD

[krkaufman]

46. 52 Card Pick-up

n/t

[azureblue]

5. That was Felon Don's plan all along

Threaten tariffs, to try to scare Canada and Mexico, then meet them halfway when they retaliate. But it takes two to play that game, and Canada and Mexico will not play Don's little charade. C &M retaliated, and they will not lift their tariffs. So now Felon Don is backed into a corner of his own making. He thought he could bully C & M, but stupid Don was wrong.. And he isn't smart enough to find a way out, so he will bluster and bully some more, but now the world knows he is a paper tiger..

His idea was to bully C & M, then use the same crap on UK and the Euro Union, but they, have united against Trump and they see Trump as an ally of Putin, so they will not believe a word Trump says. The US is now their enemy. Huge whoops..

Now Wall Street and the automakers are on Don's ass, and he would would be king can't back down without looking weak. er..

[Bengus81]

10. That fake fuck is in coffin corner already. He's stuck,can't go up or down or back out

Funny to watch that POS,through his lemming appointee's squirming and it's been....one day.

This is funny shit,at least for now.

[Wiz Imp]

24. Spot on. Trump is looking like the world's weakest (and dumbest) leader right about now

[peggysue2]

6. Good!

You cannot appease a psychopath. Make Agent Orange walk it back, all the way back!

[Exp]

7. Don't accept Half-Ass ANYTHING from a Half-Ass POTUS. nt

[Jerry2144]

15. trump is a full on ass not

A half-assed ass

[2naSalit]

8. Excellent...

And don;t give a millimeter.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Trudeau please don't cave in like everyone else is doing!

Stay strong.

[Wiz Imp]

25. Who's caving? Nobody's caving. Trump is the one who's caving.

[Irish_Dem]

30. The entire world has been caving since Nov 5.

The entire US govt has caved, congress, judiciary, media, etc etc.

[Wiz Imp]

34. 🙄 Exactly the kind of answer I expected.......Thanks anyway.

[Irish_Dem]

35. Facing reality is difficult, I understand.

[Wiz Imp]

36. Obviously 🙄

[Paladin]

11. Outstanding!

No retreat, no surrender, Canada.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Good. Trump can't claim a win.

[Prairie Gates]

16. What a way to frame the headline

Jesus, we're lost.

[Ilsa]

17. You can't reward Trump's behavior by conceding anything. nt

[StarryNite]

19. Stand strong, Canada!

[StarryNite]

20. The felon is always trying to jerk people around to make himself

feel in control and powerful. He does the same shit even when he shakes somebody's hand. He needs to be put in his place!

[Baitball Blogger]

21. And that's how you outrump Trump.

[BaronChocula]

26. As my grandmother used to say

If you keep using your water to put out someone else's fire, you'll run out of water.

OK, my grandmother never said that. I just made it up. But Trudeau and others have less to lose if they form a united front against this psychopath rapist and hold firm.

[58Sunliner]

27. Good for Canada. Trump thinks he will get a "win". Fuck that pos.

[MichMan]

29. Aren't Canadian consumers the ones paying them?

[Justice matters.]

38. Yes, but there are proposals to return them to taxpayers using the same...

mechanism that was sending emergency checks during the COVID lockdowns.

Only those who produce a mandatory tax declaration will receive them though.

Maybe not all consumers, but most of them.

A government by the people for the people, not for the billionaires tax cuts...

[anglesphere]

31. I wish Trudeau could make Trump's resignation

...a condition of Canada lifting its tariffs but that's probably not feasible.

[travelingthrulife]

32. Good. Don't let the bully jerk you around.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

37. Such a weird time.

Trudeau is, by default, the leader of the United States (along with the big-state governors). But he can't be reasonably asked to do that job. LOL

[Justice matters.]

39. Funny idea (just popped up) I'm against annexation ;)

But if that would happen (although it won't), it would be funny since Trudeau stepped down from the Liberal Party's leadership...

Then Canada *after* becoming the 51st state (again, not happening), he could run for POTUS as the leader of the Dems... lol

[AmericaUnderSiege]

42. I'm not sure who's leading the West right now, but Trudeau is leading North America.

This is so embarrassing. He's okay, but he doesn't want it and probably can't handle it.

[kimbutgar]

41. I would 100% be for my state of California to become part of Canada!

[AmericaUnderSiege]

43. The only thing California has to atone for is Nixon and Reagan.

You're fine in my book. But maybe get some bigger balls on the national stage, stand up for the courage of your convictions. Alls I'm saying.

[kimbutgar]

40. Wasn't Trudeau supposed to have unfavorable ratings and was going to be voted out ?

I’m loving his big balls taking on the orange hitler 2.0. great push back and leadership. Don’t let him go Canada!

[Justice matters.]

48. Trudeau is Prime Minister since 9 years, I think.

In Canada, it's almost like the longest a political party can hope to govern (historically speaking).

Admittedly, he has done many good things, but like everyone, he's not 100% perfect.

He made a few mistakes. Generally not dramatic ones, but the medias jumped on them.

So it's like he knew his "time" was up, and his Cabinet kind of insisted it's time to go for a new leadership (based on their own prospects of getting elected again or rejected by their respective county's voters).

So Canada's Liberal Party will choose a new leader who will automatically become the new Prime Minister (a bit like an "acting" PM if you will) until that new PM will ask the Governor General - an old tradition kept from the past era of the British Dominion of Canada - to dissolve the Parliament and call a general election (which will last like only five weeks or so).

[WokeAintWhatIAm]

44. And He Shouldn't

When someone punches, thinking they are punching down, what is needed
is that the person being punched - needs to punch back. And keep punching until there is no chance
another punch can be returned. It is not about beating someone to death, it is about rendering them
harmeless.

You can let up when they learn to stop punching when no one is harming them

[AmericaUnderSiege]

45. He's gotta play a three-layered game here.

First of all, the United States is unrepresented - it's just Russia. But it's wearing a psycho cannibal America-suit. So he's gotta pretend on some level.

He's gotta represent Canada, because that's his job.

But he's also gotta think about protecting the whole of Western civilization against the America-suit-wearing serial killer psycho piece of shit he's talking to.

[DFW]

47. Trump wants to nickel and dime Canada for a few headlines, and Trudeau isn't having any of it.

"You started this. Stop your chicken shit games, or make your people pay the consequences. Either or, take your pick."

[ck4829]

50. Kick

[GoodRaisin]

51. Good for Trudeau.

That’s how you deal with a bully. Hit him in the mouth. Keep hitting him until he backs down. Krasnov will back down, and then lie about it.