Canada must fight back against US tariffs: Ontario premier

Canada should never accept anything that is not right and must fight back, said Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday in response to the tariffs imposed by U.S.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25 percent to 35 percent, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on Aug. 1, the White House said in a fact sheet.

Ford proposed retaliatory tariffs of 50 percent on U.S. steel and aluminum to protect Canadian workers and businesses.

He stressed that Canada is the largest supplier of energy and minerals of the United States, and urged the federal government, workers, and businesses to stand united and firm in order to build a more competitive and independent economy.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated earlier in July that the Canadian government has steadfastly defended the country's interests in trade negotiations with the United States to secure the best possible agreements for Canada.

Canada is now taking every available measure to support industries affected by tariffs and to keep the Canadian economy on a steady growth path, he said.

Canada was the top buyer of the U.S. exports last year, importing 349 billion dollars worth of goods, while exporting 413 billion dollars to the United States as its third-largest source of foreign goods, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Canada must fight back against US tariffs: Ontario premier

Canada must fight back against US tariffs: Ontario premier

Canada must fight back against US tariffs: Ontario premier

Canada must fight back against US tariffs: Ontario premier

The multilateral system is "under attack" amid global turmoil, President of the 80th UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock warned in her remarks on Wednesday.

In her briefing on the priorities for the resumed 80th Session of the General Assembly, the UNGA president noted that the current multilateral system does not collapse all in a sudden, but "crumbles piece by piece" in divisions, compromises, and lack of political commitment.

The president called all the UN member states to defend the UN Charter and international law and promote cross-regional cooperation.

She also urged to push forward the work of the UNGA on certain critical issues with a strong majority, rather than an absolute consensus among all member states. Such act is not a failure of multilateralism, but "an affirmation of it," she said.

The foundational principles of the institution should not be eroded by appeasement, she said, calling the member states to show courage, leadership, and responsibility at the UN's "critical make-or-break moment."

"The UN needs you. Your support, your leadership, your principle, stand, your cross-regional cooperation, if we are to preserve and modernize this institution, if we are to make it, rather than break it," she said.

UNGA President warns global multilateral system "under attack"

UNGA President warns global multilateral system "under attack"