Carney made assessments about the “trade war” that began with the tariffs of the US at a rally in Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.
USA-Canada Carney said that their relationship is “stretched more than ever,” said, “His (Trump’s) trade war is harming American consumers and employees. I see that consumer confidence in the United States is at the lowest level of recent years.” he said.
Carney stated that this “trade war” is a threat to Canadian employees and stressed that the responsible of changing relations between the two countries is not Canada.
Carney, who argues that Trump wants to “divide” Canada, (Trump) wants to have Canada by dividing us. But this will never happen. Because we watch not only ourselves, but also each other. ” He said.
On the other hand, Carney said that they would create a “strategic fund of approximately $ 1.4 billion ($ 2 billion Canada) to support employees affected by the automotive sector in Canada, Trump’s tariffs.
Customs Term Tense between the US and Canada
The 25 percent additional customs duties on the products imported from the USA from Canada and Mexico had begun on March 4.
Trump repeatedly reiterated his desire to make Canada 51., and then announced that they would not apply customs tariffs until 2 April for the products within the scope of the “US-Meksika-Canada Agreement (USMCA)”.
Trump reported that additional tariffs for the country’s steel and aluminum imports will enter into force on March 12th.
Doug Ford, the prime minister of Ontario, the most crowded state of Canada, said on March 10 that the Washington administration would apply 25 percent to the electricity they provided to the US states in response to customs duties.
On March 12, the White House warned Canada that Ontario’s plans to cut off the electricity he provided to the United States could have “serious consequences”. (AA)