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The former Finance Minister of Canada, Christia Freeland, said that Ottawa must decrease any American tariff by adding huge fees to Tesla vehicles to punish Elon Musk, one of the “billionaire comrades” in Donald Trump.
FreelandWho runs to replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, called for a quick reaction and suffered from Ottawa if the American president follows his threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canada And Mexico starting at the end of this week.
“Canada must threaten to impose a 100 percent tariff on all Tesla cars and a 100 percent tariff on wine, beer and spiritual drinks in the United States if an unfair tariff is imposed on Canadians,” Frieland said on Friday.
Comments from one of the most important politicians in Canada are determined by a sharp escalation in the trade conflict with Washington, which exploded in the open after Trump said that he would a tariff on the largest commercial partners in the United States from February 1.
On Friday, the White House repeated its plan to impose the tariffs that start on Saturday.
“We are ready to respond – a purposeful and strong but reasonable response,” Trudeau said, as the Canadians warned, “Our nation may face difficult times in the coming days and weeks.”
Frieland, who was part of the Canadian team that negotiated the United States and Canada's commercial deal that Trump signed during his first chairman Pains.
She said: “By targeting products from the Republican countries that voted for Trump and the products made by his billionaire comrades, Canada can exert inevitable political pressure on the White House.”
Canada previously imposed 100 percent of the customs tariff on the imports of Chinese electric vehicles, in a move that followed similar fees on the Chinese EVS announced by the Joe Biden administration.
Freelland's comments also came as Mélanie Joly, Canada Foreign Minister, held recent talks in Washington to try to avoid Trump's tariff.
Using Jolly A. Vinanchel Times interview On Friday to warn the United States that any disruption in energy flows between Canada and its southern neighbors caused by a trade war will leave US oil refineries depend on alternative heat oil supplies from Venezuela.
Jolie also pledged that Canada would never become a “colony”, referring to Trump's allegations that Canadians want to join the United States and his repeated repetition of Rudo, who was called “ruler” from “Country 51”.
Canada and Mexico have Drawn lists From “Tit for Tat”, to issue customs duties against the United States as soon as Trump imposes a customs tariff.
Left President Claudia Shinbom said earlier this week that she does not believe that the 25 percent definitions would happen on Saturday, but Friday said that the government is planning various scenarios.
She said on Friday morning: “We have a plan, the plan B and the plan of C, whatever the United States government, it decides.”
Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said that the war of tariffs will be a great concern for small Canadian companies because more than half of its members import goods from the United States.
He said: “The best new friend of Trump is Elon and targeting this type of people close to the president may add pressure, but, in general, we urge to be careful of revenge measures.”
On Wednesday, Tif Maclim, the governor of Canada Bank, said that the US tariff would put Canada in a stagnation and also raising consumer prices in the United States.
The Canadian and Mexican Pizo and the US dollar on Friday, after reports that Trump may regain any new tariff until March.
Participated in additional reports from Christine Murray in Mexico City
