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We're going to move into the reciprocal tariffs, and hopefully Mexico and Canada will have done a good enough job on fentanyl that this part of the conversation will be off the table,
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement
Believe it or not, despite the terrible job he’s done for Canada, I think that Justin Trudeau is using the Tariff problem, which he has largely caused, in order to run again for Prime Minister. So much fun to watch!"
Trump wrote in a separate postAnd that's why I'm here to tell you all that we got you. Even in the very last days of this government, we will not let Canadians down today and long into the future,
he assured the public
He was unable to tell me when the Canadian Election is taking place, which made me curious, like, what’s going on here? I then realized he is trying to use this issue to stay in power. Good luck Justin!”
Trump wrote
Parliamentary democracy is by design more flexible than the American presidential system, with its fixed election dates,
Prest explainedTo be clear, Trudeau will step aside after the Liberal leadership race,
Prest wrote on the social media platform Bluesky on Wednesday_(cropped).jpg)
No. I will not be.”
Asked during a news conference on Thursday whether he would consider staying on as prime minister in a caretaker role to help manage the uncertainty surrounding US tariffs, Trudeau saidThis is a very dumb thing to do,
Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday of the US measures, which he described as an unjustified “trade war against Canada”.I look forward to a transition to my duly elected successor in the coming days or week.”
He addedI did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum,
Trump wrote on Truth Social
I can confirm that we will continue to be in a trade war that was launched by the United States for the foreseeable future,
he told reporters in OttawaAny carve outs that support any workers in Canada, even if it's just one industry or another, are going to be a good thing,
said TrudeauWe will not be backing down from our response tariffs until such a time as the unjustified American tariffs on Canadian goods are lifted,
he addedPlease support Alberta self-determination. Promise that to Alberta in the same way you promised it to Greenland. We’ll be an excellent partner to the United States and we’ll all prosper,
Rath said
There’s literally hundreds of Albertans that are reaching out and volunteering to join our delegation,
Jeffrey Rath said on "Fox & Friends" ThursdayIt’s a steering committee of people that are looking to come to Washington on an exploratory basis and meet with a representative appointed by President Trump,
Rath explainedThey’ve completely lost their way,
he said, criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administrationPeople in Alberta are fed up with being governed by idiotic politicians back in Ontario, that do not understand our province and do not understand that culturally, we’re far more closely affiliated with our friends to the south in Montana, than we are with all of the people in Ottawa,
he saidI can’t understand why the government wants to expropriate the land for the benefit of an American company, especially when we have an alternative solution,
Blainville mayor Liza Poulin said
We are not the trash can of the United States,
Ruba Ghazal, an opposition member of Quebec’s parliament, said at a press conference