In a stunning bipartisan rebuke, Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has slammed Donald Trump’s new tariffs, accusing him of betraying America’s closest ally.
“At 12:01 A.M., President Trump stabbed America’s best friend in the back,” declared Poilievre. “My message to the president is this: Canada will fight back. We will defend our people and our economy, and we will put Canada first.”
Poilievre, often compared to Trump for his populist rhetoric, is furious over the 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods that took effect today. The move has already sent shockwaves through financial markets, with the Dow Jones plummeting and inflation fears soaring.
Markets Crash as Trade War Escalates
Trump’s tariffs have had an immediate economic impact, erasing trillions in market value and raising costs for American consumers. Poilievre didn’t hold back in pointing out the devastating consequences:
“There is no doubt that our economy will suffer, but so will yours, President Trump. In fact, you’re already paying the price, with trillions of dollars erased in stock market value over the last month of these threats.”
Higher Prices, Job Losses, and an Economic Downturn
According to Poilievre, Trump’s reckless trade war will hurt American workers first:
- Gas prices have already increased due to a new American gas tax that took effect at midnight.
- Jobs will be lost in U.S. industries that rely on Canadian raw materials, which were previously a bargain for American manufacturers.
- American businesses will struggle to sell their products to Canada, the U.S.’s largest trading partner.
“Your workers will soon start losing jobs—jobs they had upgrading Canadian raw materials, which, by the way, you were getting at an incredible and ridiculous bargain,” Poilievre warned. “And your businesses will be selling fewer products to your closest neighbor.”
Canada is United and Ready to Fight Back
Despite Canada’s historically calm and diplomatic approach, Poilievre made it clear: Trump has provoked a fight that he will regret.
“Canadians are slow to anger and quick to forgive, but once provoked, we fight back. And we will fight back.”
With Canada’s Conservative and Liberal parties both united against Trump’s tariffs, the U.S. may have underestimated the political and economic fallout.
Trump’s Dark Age of Economics
Trump promised economic prosperity, but instead, he has launched a trade war that threatens to push North America into a devastating recession.
“Donald Trump promised us a Golden Age. Instead, he’s forcing us into a new Dark Age,” Poilievre declared. “Unless these tariffs are rescinded immediately, a crushing economic recession is all but guaranteed.”
As tensions rise, one thing is clear: Canada will not back down—and Trump’s trade war may cost him far more than he bargained for.
