Posted on 03/11/2025 7:20:59 AM PDT by cmj328
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%.
Trump said he was imposing the latest tariffs in response to a decision by Ontario’s government to slap a 25% tax on electricity exports to the U.S.
That move by Ontario Premier Doug Ford was itself issued in retaliation to the sweeping 25% tariffs that Trump had placed on imports from Canada.
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Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on “Electricity” coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th. Also, Canada must immediately drop their Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250% to 390% on various U.S. dairy products, which has long been considered outrageous. I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area. This will allow the U.S to quickly do what has to be done to alleviate this abusive threat from Canada. If other egregious, long time Tariffs are not likewise dropped by Canada, I will substantially increase, on April 2nd, the Tariffs on Cars coming into the U.S. which will, essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada. Those cars can easily be made in the USA! Also, Canada pays very little for National Security, relying on the United States for military protection. We are subsidizing Canada to the tune of more than 200 Billion Dollars a year. WHY??? This cannot continue. The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear. Canadians’ taxes will be very substantially reduced, they will be more secure, militarily and otherwise, than ever before, there would no longer be a Northern Border problem, and the greatest and most powerful nation in the World will be bigger, better and stronger than ever — And Canada will be a big part of that. The artificial line of separation drawn many years ago will finally disappear, and we will have the safest and most beautiful Nation anywhere in the World — And your brilliant anthem, “O Canada,” will continue to play, but now representing a GREAT and POWERFUL STATE within the greatest Nation that the World has ever seen!
Don’t play around with President Trump.
Hammer their products, President Trump.
FA/FO
What is it about the US wanting fentanyl production and distribution to the US to stop that the land of Poutine Fries can’t figure out?
Hosers
I’d expect Ontario to raise electricity tariff’s to 50% as well.
I’m getting a little nervous here. Does Trump really want socialist Canada to be part of the US or is this his biggest troll ever?
MAGA
Inaccurate. This is only the case when the amount of dairy product exceeds a certain mount.
Come on, President Trump. You have a strong card - so give people the WHOLE story.
Trump is most likely going to break the other countries before 2nd April.
Who blinks first
My $$ is on the United States.
Break them Mr.President. Break them.
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“Does Trump really want socialist Canada to be part of the US or is this his biggest troll ever?”
He is 100% serious about Canadia becoming the 51st state, and I expect it to happen in the next two years.
THIS is what I voted for. A real President who puts America FIRST.
Rants like this are so dumb they make my hair hurt
But the 200+% tariffs Canada has on some US products are perfectly fine and reasonable.
It will piss off Canadians to the point it will elect another commie Prime Minister however.
This dance will be interesting to watch.
Not going to happen. It would require BOTH Federal Houses and then the legislature of EVERY Province.
That is not going to happen. Am willing to make ANY wager to that effect.
Well, if the US is playing Daddy to Canada by providing protection to Canada and paying them an allowance, Canada should be a state.
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