Chrystia Freeland said Donald Trump's decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada was "an act of economic warfare" and also warned that Americans were "going to be astonished" by the response of her country.
On Saturday, Trump signed an executive order to place duties of 10 per cent on all imports from China and 25 per cent on imports from Mexico and Canada. But energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, would be taxed at a 10 per cent rate.
Trump said the tariffs will remain in place until Mexico and Canada take stronger action to curb migration and fentanyl trafficking. Asked if there was room for negotiation, he dismissed the idea outright.
The Canadian High Commission clarified that the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference was not mandated to investigate Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, amid strained India-Canada relations and ongoing diplomatic tensions.
A Canadian commission report has said that "no definitive link could be proven" to link India to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. The report contradicts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's relentless explosive allegations against India and shows he went on a diplomatic war with dud ammunition.
Ruby Dhalla is aiming to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party, a role that could lead to the prime ministership.
Canada's Liberal Party's Prime Ministerial candidate, Ruby Dhalla, has promised she will deport illegal immigrants if she is elected. In the race to replace Justin Trudeau, Dhalla is competing with former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and former minister of finance and deputy PM Chrystia Freeland.
A list of products worth 200 billion Canadian dollars would send a message to US exporters about the harm tariffs would cause them, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said.
Canada introduced a cap on new international student permits in 2024 after population growth in recent years was seen as aggravating a housing shortage.
Canada's immigration department, the IRCC, will be cutting 3,300 jobs, which is 25% of its workforce, by 2028. The downsizing will take its workforce to pre-pandemic levels, and will slow down the immigration process. This will affect Indians.
Trudeau said if Trump does go forward, Canada will respond with retaliatory tariffs and "prices for American consumers on just about everything will go up."
Shortly after taking office on Monday, US President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports, starting as early as February 1, if the two neighbouring nations did not clamp down on illegal immigration.
