Chrystia Freeland Calls for ‘Buy Canada’ Plan in Trade Fight With Trump

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, answers questions from journalists as she makes her way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus, in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Jan. 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says she knows how to avoid punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: Scare the Americans out of the idea.

Freeland says in a statement Canada needs to release a retaliatory list totalling $200 billion against U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened 25 percent tariffs.