Canadian fans gathered us as the tariff ‘local’ pledge

US President Donald Trump announced that he would impose tariffs standing on Canada, with hockey fans in the capital Ottawa, during a National Hockey League game against an American team, instigated the star-spongy banner during a National Hockey League game.

On Sunday, during a National Basketball League game between Toronto Reppers and Los Angeles Clips, it happened again, continued throughout the song and expelled the 15 -year -old singer’s arena performance.

Generally with respectful fans, outspoken resentment is a clear indication of the deep disappointment of Canadian people to hit Trump’s nearest colleague with punitive taxes, a step that threatens to fly an unprecedented trade war on the North American continent Is.

25% tariffs imposed by Trump on all Canadian imports in the US – with less 10% levy on energy – are ready to be effective on Tuesday.

And they come as President Trump, doubled their push – no longer rejected as a joke – to join the US for Canada and become the 51st state.

While many economists project that tariffs will increase costs on everyday imperatives for Americans, from gas to grocery accessories, Canada is a more exposed business partner. If they last for months, the country can tip into a painful economic recession.

Anger is building – and with it, there is a desire to mount a fightback that has been echoed by political leaders in the country of 40 million.

In Saturday evening address, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “Many of us will be impressed by it, and we will have some difficult times. I ask you to stay there for each other.” “Now is the time to choose Canada.”

Some Canadian people have already called for solidarity. On social media, guides are roaming the grocery store on how to avoid American-made products.

Others are posting about cancellation of travel plans in the US, or boycott the country together.

In some Canadian provinces – ie Ontario, the largest by the population – American Buz will be pulled indefinitely from the shelves starting on Tuesday.

It is in addition to the total C $ 155bn ($ 105bn; £ 86bn) of American goods that Canada has stated that it will be tariffs in vengeance including vegetables, clothes, sports equipment, perfumes and other items. Like the Florida Orange Juice, items originating from Republican -led states are being specially targeted.

The US imports more of its oil from Canada compared to any other country, and Trudeau’s government has indicated “all options on the table” for further vengeance.

Due to Trump’s follow -threaters – which for a long time estimated a dialogue strategy to achieve concessions on border security – canadian people who have shocked those who have been closely economic for America for decades , Enjoyed social and safety relations.

“This is a shock,” Michael Ignatif, a former Canadian Liberal party leader, told the BBC.

“We are in a new world, in which the question is whether you can trust that America becomes a fundamental question in foreign policy for every country.”

Canadian opposition Conservative Party leader Pierre Pilevre on Sunday called Tariff “large -scale, unjust and unfair”.

“Canada is the nearest neighbor of the United States, the greatest partner and the best friend,” he said, seeing that Canada fought in two world wars in two world wars as well as Korea and Afghanistan. “There is no justification for this treatment.”

Prime Minister Trudeau in his Saturday address questioned why the US would target Canada instead of looking at the “more challenging parts” of the world.

A part of his speech was directly addressed to Americans, and he also pointed to the history of shared bloodshed. “We have fought the fight, and have died with you,” Trudeau said.

With focus on national security, Thomas Juno, a professor at the University of Ottawa, told the BBC that Trump’s tariff “undoubtedly represents earthquakes in Canada-US relations.”

“This is extremely unstable for Canada,” Prof. Juno said. “As a country, we have benefited in a big way from our very close trade and security partnership with the US for decades.”

While the business fight will probably force Canada to look for partners in other places, it cannot eventually escape geography, he said. It will depend on economic superpower at the next door.

“This is why Canada should focus on recovering as much relationship as possible now,” said Professor Juno.

The great unknown remains as to how long the US will keep the tariff, and what steps can Canada take to please the Trump administration, which states that the border expects across the boundary-limit smuggling and action on illegal migration.

TD economics projects The longer the tariffs remain for the longer time, the bad effect will be. Canada can enter the recession in five to six months, and its unemployment rate can exceed 7%.

Thio Ergitis, Managing Director of Ottawa -based Public Affairs Firm Compass Rose Group, said that the unknown had left no alternative to Canada “but to bring back (Trump).”

“At the end of the day, we really don’t even know why he is doing this,” Mr. Argitis told the BBC.

Trump states that a highly powerful and malignant drug, phentanel flow is an important cause in the US from Canada and Mexico. US officials say the levy will remain in place until the “crisis is reduced”.

In response, the Canadian government has noted that less than 1% of the fantanel and illegal border crossings in the US come from Canada. It has offered to spend additional C $ 1.3BN to secure the US-Canada border.

But Trump has publicly talked about his disappointment with a trade deficit between Canada and the US, and more widely his idea that Tariff may be a source of revenue for Washington’s coffeers.

On Sunday, he wrote on Truth Social that America does not need Canadian products, and said that America “pays hundreds of billions of dollars to give subsidy to Canada.”

“Without this massive subsidy, Canada exists as a viable country,” Trump wrote, before repeating his idea that Canada should become an American state instead.

He has warned that the White House will create strict punishment on Canada, it should be chosen to retaliate. For now, Canada has chosen to try and provoke some targeted pain on its more powerful neighbor, even though economic parameters have been extended against it.

Trudeau told his country on Saturday, “We like to resolve our controversies with diplomacy.” “But we are ready to fight when necessary.”