Cars of American brands displayed for sale by dealers in Quebec, Canada. Photo from Visual China.
According to official Canadian statistics, in 2024, Canada imported a total of 35.6 billion Canadian dollars (about 25 billion US dollars) worth of cars from the United States. Beigneux said that Canada will also implement reduction plans for car manufacturers to encourage production and investment in Canada by car manufacturers and help maintain jobs in Canada.
Previously, on April 3rd, local time, Canadian Prime Minister Carney announced a series of countermeasures against the US so-called "reciprocal tariff": taking the same measures as the United States, imposing a 25% tariff on all US-imported cars that do not comply with the "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" (USMCA).
Prime Minister Carney said that President Trump's tariff policy aims to restructure the international trade system. All countermeasures taken by Canada are to protect the country's industrial workers. He revealed that thousands of workers have already lost their jobs due to US tariffs.
Carney said, "We are the masters of Canada." He announced that Canada's heavy reliance on trade with the United States has ended.
In addition to tariffs, Trump's repeated threats to annex Canada have significantly deteriorated the relations between the two traditional allies.
Canadian media reported that according to a tracking survey conducted since June last year, which focuses on Canadians' positive views of different countries, the only significant change occurred in the proportion of the United States, which dropped from 52% to 33%. Canadians' goodwill towards the United States has decreased significantly. Additionally, 63% of people said they must "take it very seriously" regarding Trump's threat to annex Canada.
Previously, on March 11th, US President Trump claimed that the only way to resolve the tariff deadlock was to make Canada the "beloved" 51st state of the United States, becoming part of the United States, which would "completely eliminate" tariffs and other issues, greatly benefiting both sides.
On March 27th, Carney stated that the traditional relationship between Canada and the United States has ended. In the face of Trump's continuously escalating tariff measures, Canada must fundamentally reshape its new economy.
Canadian citizens protest against Trump's threat to Canadian sovereignty. Photo from CCTV News.
According to CCTV News, on April 6th, protests against Trump's threat to Canadian sovereignty erupted in multiple cities across Canada. In Montreal, hundreds of people gathered in Mount Royal Park. Protesters held signs with messages such as "Hands Off" and "Canada Is Already Great," opposing Trump's disdainful remarks calling Canada the 51st state of the United States.
According to Global Information Broadcasting, Canada also purchased billboard advertising in the United States to launch an "anti-tariff" campaign. A batch of electronic billboards appeared on busy roads in more than a dozen American cities including Pittsburgh, conveying the following messages:
- Tariffs are taxes levied on groceries;
- Tariffs are taxes levied on gas stations;
- Tariffs are taxes levied on hardworking Americans.
It was reported that the cost of these billboards was paid by the Canadian government, as part of the anti-Trump tariff publicity aimed at the American public.
Compiled from CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, Global Times, etc.
Editor Zhang Xun, Editor-in-Chief Wei Kongming
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