Trudeau Says Canada Won’t Hesitate to Retaliate Against US Tariffs, as Trump’s Inauguration Nears

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in North Vancouver, B.C., on Dec. 13, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canada will not hesitate to take action in response to tariffs imposed by the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

“We will not hesitate to act,” Trudeau said at a meeting of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations in Toronto on Jan. 17. “We will respond and, I will say it again, everything is on the table.”