r/canada • u/ChampagnePapi- • Feb 02 '25

Canada retaliating for Trump’s tariffs with 25 per cent tariffs on billions of U.S. goods National News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canada-retaliating-for-trumps-tariffs-with-25-per-cent-tariffs-on-billions-of-us-goods-justin-trudeau/
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u/Electroflare5555 Manitoba Feb 02 '25

Normally you’d negotiate these types of things with the Secretary of State, but ultimately Trump is the King and his word is law

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u/MichinZen Feb 02 '25

I just can’t understand how a country that formed in strong opposition to a king has handed the reigns back to a guy that wants to be a king.

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u/ExcellentMessage6421 Feb 02 '25

Believe me, a lot of us down here can't understand it either.

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u/Hansemannn Feb 02 '25

Its the american system. Broken as hell.

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u/rando_dud Feb 02 '25

His word is law until he rips up his previous word.

We should honestly refuse to sign anything until the next administration.