Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and former ally of outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Firmly warned US President-elect Donald Trump against his persistent tariff threats and suggestions of merging the two nations.
Jagmeet Singh Stands Firm: “Canada Is Not for Sale”
With only a week until Trump’s inauguratio. Singh declared that Canada is “not for sale” and vowed that Canadians would “fight fiercely” to defend their sovereignty. In a video on X, he addressed Trump directly, stating. “I have a message for Donald Trump: Canada is not for sale—now or ever.”
Warning of strong retaliation, the NDP leader said. “I lived across the country and I can tell you Canadians are a proud people. We’re proud of our country, and we’re ready to fight like hell to defend it. Right now, with the forest fires, ravaging homes, Canadian firefighters showed up. That’s who we are, we show up and support our neighbours.”
“If Donald Trump thinks he can pick a fight with us, there will be a price to pay. I have committed that if Donald Trump imposes tariffs on us, we should respond with retaliatory tariffs in kind. I think anyone running as PM should do the same,” he added.
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Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian. Imports unless Ottawa does more to boost border security and has proposed the neighbouring country to become the 51st state of the United States. Mocking Prime Minister Trudeau by calling him ‘Governor’.
There is not a “snowball’s chance in hell” that Canada will merge with the United States, outgoing PM Trudeau said earlier this month, while his foreign minister added the country will “never back down” from threats by Donald Trump.
The Globe and Mail reported Thursday, citing sources, that Canada is contemplating tariffs on various U.S. goods, such as orange juice, ceramics, certain steel products, glassware, and a range of plastic items. Trudeau noted that in a 2018 trade dispute, Canada imposed tariffs on items like Heinz ketchup, playing cards, bourbon, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Last week, Trump left open the possibility of using military or economic measures to acquire the Panama Canal and Greenland, while also suggesting the idea of making Canada a U.S. state. He criticized American spending on Canadian goods and military assistance, claiming the U.S. gains no benefits from it, and referred to the border between the two nations as an “artificially drawn line.”
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