Canada says it is 'leading the charge' against Trump's trade war

As US President Donald Trump's trade war unfolds, Canada is seeking to "put maximum pressure" on his administration by imposing counter tariffs, its foreign minister says.
"We need to defend ourselves. And so not only are we leading the charge, we're the country at this point that has imposed counter tariffs the most against US goods," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told Euronews in an exclusive interview.

On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the country will Trump's match 25% tariffs on foreign vehicles with a levy on US-made vehicles imported into Canada.

The move will apply to C$35.6 billion (€22.9bn) worth of imports, according to the Canadian government. The new countermeasures are in addition to previous retaliatory tariffs that Ottawa had imposed on about C$60 billion (€38.2bn) worth of US imports.