Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports from Tuesday

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Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports from Tuesday

2025-03-04 14:30 Last Updated At：15:47

Canada will impose 25 percent tariffs on U.S. goods from Tuesday if U.S. President Donald Trump's administration proceeds with its planned tariffs on Canadian products, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

Should American tariffs come into effect, Canada will, effective 00:01 EST on Tuesday, respond with 25 percent tariffs against 155 billion Canadian dollars (107 billion U.S. dollars) of American goods - starting with tariffs on 30 billion Canadian dollars (about 20.7 billion U.S. dollars) worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining 125 billion Canadian dollars (about 86.26 billion U.S. dollars) on American products in 21 days' time, according to Trudeau.

Also on Monday, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said that Canada is ready to hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs right away.

Joly said that this is an existential threat to Canada, and there are thousands of jobs in Canada at stake.

If the United States decides to launch their trade war, Canada is already prepared, Joly said.

In addition, Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that his province is ready to cut off electricity and critical mineral supply to the United States in response to the expected tariffs.

Ford, also the chair of the Council of the Federation of Canada's premiers, said Ontario is a major electricity exporter to U.S. states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota.

Ford also threatened to halt exports of Ontario nickel to the United States during an interview with NBC News on Monday afternoon.

On Sunday evening, Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said that Canada and the United States are no longer trade partners as before even if the tariffs are removed.

Trump said on Monday that 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada will take effect on Tuesday.

On Feb. 1, Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25-percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, with a 10-percent tariff increase specifically for Canadian energy products.

On Feb. 3, Trump announced that the additional tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would be deferred for one month, allowing more time for negotiations.

Lebanese death toll from Israeli attacks rises to 3,371

The death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks has risen to 3,371, with 10,129 others injured, since March 2, said the country's health ministry on Saturday.

Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks across southern Lebanon late Friday and into Saturday killed at least 15 people and wounded several others, according to the ministry.

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Sunday that they are carrying out strikes on Hezbollah's infrastructure in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and several other areas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that after his directive to expand the maneuver in Lebanon, Israeli forces crossed the Litani River and seized key areas, including the Beaufort Ridge, with the strategic Beaufort Castle at its summit, in southern Lebanon. The Beaufort Ridge is an area beyond the "security zone" Israel has maintained since a ceasefire took effect in mid-April.

The current objective is to consolidate control over these captured positions, he said, calling the seizure of the Beaufort "a dramatic stage and a dramatic shift in the policy we are leading."

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the same day that the Israeli army will remain stationed at the strategic Beaufort Castle as part of the "security zone."

Katz also said that taking control of the castle and expanding ground military operations sent a message to the opponents -- "whoever threatens the citizens of Israel will lose their strategic assets one after another."

On Friday, the negotiations between the military delegations of Lebanon and Israel in Washington D.C., the Unite States, failed to reach a ceasefire agreement.