When trump imposed tariffs, Trudeau came into action, and said- 'If the decision is not withdrawn then...'
Justin Trudeau News: Justin Trudeau met king Charles amid Donald Trump's tariffs and threat to occupy Canada. He has also shared the photo of this meeting on social media.
US President Donald Trump has earlier announced a 25 percent tariff on imports from mexico and Canada. At the same time, an additional 10% tariff has been announced on imports from China. Meanwhile, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau met king Charles III, in which he discussed Canada's sovereignty and independence.
This meeting took place after US President donald trump suggested making canada the 51st state of America, which canada has strongly rejected. After becoming President, donald trump has repeatedly talked about making canada the 51st US state. king Charles, who also serves as Canada's head of state, has not yet reacted.
Photo shared on social media.
Trudeau shared a photo of himself with the british monarch on Tuesday. He wrote, "I met His Majesty king Charles III this morning. We discussed matters important to Canadians - most importantly, Canada's sovereign and independent future."
During the meeting, Trudeau described protecting Canada's sovereignty as his priority. Trudeau said that nothing is more important for Canadian citizens than to safeguard their sovereignty and independence.
Tariffs imposed on Canada
The trump administration has announced a 25% tariff on products coming from canada and mexico, the reason for which they have cited drug smuggling into the US. These tariffs will come into effect from Tuesday. Trump's proposal has been criticized by all political parties in canada, and Canadian citizens have also rejected it.
Justin Trudeau hits back.
According to Reuters, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, to avoid tariffs from the United States, had said that his country would impose a 25 percent tariff on US goods worth 30 billion Canadian dollars from tuesday if the trump administration goes ahead with its plan. Trudeau had said that the remaining retaliatory duties on US goods worth 125 billion Canadian dollars would be imposed within 21 days.
Donald trump had made this proposal.
In december last year, donald trump proposed that canada become the 51st state of the United States. He even claimed that he would cut taxes for Canadians and suggested that NHL legend Wayne Gretzky should lead the country.
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