By Rosalind Russell – Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is ready to retaliate, now that U-S President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Canadian imports.
Trump said yesterday the penalties, 25 per cent on everything except energy, which would be set at ten percent, will go ahead today.
His advisors say the President doesn’t feel Canadians have done enough to halt fentanyl shipments and illegal immigrants, adding there’s “no room left.”
The Canadian government says immediate retaliation will include matching tariffs on 30-billio dollars worth of American imports, including fruits and vegetables, dairy products, poultry, and almost all types of alcohol, tobacco, and bottled water.
A second round — worth 125-billion dollars — will go into effect in 21 days.
Premier Doug Ford says he’ll immediately pull American liquor from LCBO shelves, and cancel the province’s 100-million-dollar satellite internet contract with Starlink, owned by Elon Musk.
Ford also says he may cancel nickel shipments and electricity supplies to the U-S.
Photo: Espanola LCBO photo by Rosalind Russell
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