Trump ‘picking the wrong target’ by attacking Canada, Quebec premier says
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Donald Trump is “picking the wrong target” by threatening Canada with sweeping tariffs, Quebec’s premier says as the inauguration of the U.S. president elect looms.
Donald Trump is “picking the wrong target” by threatening Canada with sweeping tariffs, Quebec’s premier says.
As Francois Legault wrote Wednesday in The Hill, a U.S. political news website, the president-elect’s proposal of a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian exports “can backfire.”
“Canada will not become the 51st state in the union, but our economies are so intertwined that in terms of trade, we already have a customs union,” Legault wrote in his opinion piece.
“This free trade in goods between our two countries … has greatly enriched our economies and our peoples. Instead of turning on each other, let’s keep on building a great North American economic powerhouse: it’s in our mutual interest.”
Trump’s tariff threat, which includes Mexico, stems from his demand the two allies tighten border security. Ottawa finally unveiled a detailed plan Wednesday, but Trump has not backed down.
In his column, Legault said Quebec shares Trump’s concerns for the border, as well as military spending but added implementing tariffs as soon as he’s sworn in as president Jan. 20 would be a mistake.
“Trump should give Canada time to meet his expectations on these two issues before imposing tariffs that would do great harm to our two countries,” he wrote.
“Ever since the free trade agreement signed by President Ronald Reagan, the economies of Quebec (to speak of what I know best) and the U.S. are so integrated that customs tariffs on our products would inflict severe self-harm on the American economy.”
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