Posted on 02/03/2025 2:08:54 PM PST by hardspunned
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will postpone threatened tariffs on Canadian imports for at least 30 days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a post on X on Monday. Trudeau, speaking after his second conversation of the day with Trump, also said Canada had committed to creating the post of a special czar to combat the smuggling of fentanyl and would ensure permanent monitoring of the shared border. Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian imports unless Ottawa cracked down on fentanyl smuggling and the flow of illegal migrants across the border.
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Trudope didn’t have a leg to stand on.
Trudeau caved!!!
I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.
In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million.
Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together.
https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886529228193022429
Inevitable. Especially after Mexico caved.
I’d have made him post a picture with a trashcan on his head too, but that’s just me.
My liberal family members always take to hysterics.
but this is bargaining, Trump style.
Just this morning the doom and gloomers were telling us these tariffs would bankrupt us all. What fools! Trump just pulled that tool out to help close the borders, end the drug trafficking and Canadian tariffs imbalance.
Day 14, check, check and check! Zero cost to the American consumer.
Ignore the Nattering Nabobs, full spreed ahead!
The only reason to oppose the tariffs and “fight back” is TDS.
Rational thinking is to cooperate to eradicate cartels.
Trump wins again, and so does the USA. Leftist buckbroken
Trump style...Boom Like That!
Canada wins, too!
Yep! There she is boys. That wasnt so hard was it?
WTF is wrong with these little self indulging twerps like Trudork?
If ever there was a prime example of narcissistic behavior on display, its these like him and governor greased hair from CA.
I’m glad this got resolved. The Liberals are on their way out. One way for them to rally in the next election is to pick a fight with Trump. Let the Liberals die at the polls with the Conservative landslide. Then work with Poilievre to secure the border and increase trade in energy and anything else.
He might have increased his credibility today. I have to say I am surprised. While the provincial leaders were going ape hooey Trudeau managed to get things done. I hate Trudeau but he did the right thing today.
Yes that was my worry. A continued trade war would have seen Trudeau back with 40% approval ratings.
Not much of a cave, since no Mounties were committed to the border. But do we really get much fentanyl across the Northern border?
It was probably Freeland who forced his hand.
I still believe the Canadians should have Trudeau arrested, tried for malicious treatment of his own people AND treason and then hanged.
He had no choice. It would have destroyed whats left of that countries economy and he knew it.
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