Carney says Canada will respond to Trump’s tariffs soon and may take retaliatory action

According to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada may take countermeasures in response to President Donald Trump’s taxes on imported automobiles.

Prime Minister Mark Carney stated on Wednesday that Canada may take retaliatory action in response to the increased import car taxes that US President Donald Trump has imposed.

Carney told reporters he will call a high-level cabinet meeting on Thursday to determine how to respond to Trump’s action, calling it “a direct attack.”

At a gathering in Kitchener, Ontario, he declared, “We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.”

It is anticipated that the closely integrated North American auto industry will be disrupted by the tariffs.

A C$155 billion package of retaliatory tariffs has already been announced by Canada, which stated that they would be applied gradually based on Trump’s actions.

Carney responded, “It will happen soon … we have options,” when asked when Canada will respond. We have the option to impose retaliatory tariffs. He did not, however, elaborate further.

Carney said he will talk to Trump “when appropriate.” Carney has previously proposed non-tariff measures like imposing export charges on Canadian goods shipped to the US. Since Carney took office as prime minister earlier this month, the two leaders have not communicated.

Premier of Ontario Doug Ford stated that he had discussed the necessity of a robust reaction with Carney. Ford assured reporters, “We will make sure that we cause the American people as much suffering as possible without causing the Canadian people any suffering.”

In order to organize a national reaction, Ford also stated that he will shortly be in contact with the leaders of Canada’s other nine provinces.

“We have two choices here: either we suffer a little and fight as we’ve never battled before, or we roll over as a nation and he runs us over fifteen times and gets what he wants. I think battling is better, so I like the latter,” he remarked.

The domestic auto sector in Canada is based in Ontario, the most populated province in the nation.