Latest Canadian leader to fire back at Trump over tariffs says 'there’ll be a price to pay'
One of President-elect Donald Trump's priorities when he officially assumes office next week includes imposing a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Canada.
While the country's Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, has already "stood his ground against the tariffs" on social media, according to The Daily Beast, the New Democratic Party's leader, Jagmeet Singh, also spoke out against the tariff plan on Tuesday.
Per the Beast, Singh "called on Canadian leaders to impose 'retaliatory tariffs' on U.S. imports and cut off exports of crucial minerals like cobalt and lithium," in a statement.
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Singh wrote, "In order to continue to export all minerals and products to the United States without job-killing tariffs, we need to stand up to the bully now."
The news outlet notes that the left-leaning party leader also fired back at Trump in a video over the weekend, saying, "If you think you can pick a fight with us, there’ll be a price to pay."
He added, "If Donald Trump imposes tariffs on us, we should respond with retaliatory tariffs in kind."
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