Justin Trudeau

The excuse that he’s giving for these tariffs today of fentanyl is completely bogus, completely unjustified, completely false.

This is a nation-defining moment.

And now, as Canadians face from our neighbor an existential challenge, an economic crisis, Canadians are showing exactly what we are made of.

These policies risk a trade war between Canada and the United States for the foreseeable future.

Now it's not in my habit to agree with the Wall Street Journal, but Donald. They point out that even though you're a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do.

Canadians are reasonable and we are polite but we will not back down from a fight — not when our country and the well-being of everyone in it is at stake.

There was no justification for them because less than 1% of the fentanyl intercepted at the U.S. border came from Canada.

We will not back down from our response tariffs until the unjustified American tariffs on Canadian goods are lifted.

There was “no justification” for them because “less than 1% of the fentanyl intercepted at the U.S. border came from Canada.”

We expect to be in a trade war that was launched by the United States for the foreseeable future.

Imposing tariffs is a very dumb thing to do.

My nation would retaliate with levies on more than $100 billion of American exports.