Canada's energy minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, traveled to Washington to warn U.S. lawmakers about the potential economic harm from President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. He emphasized that tariffs on Canada would result in higher prices for American consumers and job losses in sectors reliant on Canadian energy products.
Canada ’s energy minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, traveled to Washington this week to warn U.S. lawmakers about President-elect Donald Trump ’s tariff threats against Canada . Wilkinson stated that these tariffs would inflict economic pain on Americans through higher prices for goods like gasoline, food, natural gas, and electricity. He emphasized that these price increases contradict Trump’s campaign promise of reducing energy costs.
Trump has threatened to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, and Europe, creating uncertainty regarding whether this is a negotiating tactic or a significant shift in U.S. foreign relations. Trump and his team have recently reiterated his commitment to imposing tariffs on other nations while downplaying the risk of inflation. Karoline Leavitt, a transition spokesperson and incoming White House press secretary, stated that during his first term, President Trump implemented tariffs that generated jobs, stimulated investment, and did not result in inflation. She asserted that President Trump would prioritize American workers by bringing back American jobs, lowering inflation, increasing real wages, reducing taxes, cutting regulations, and unleashing American energy.Canada is considering retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets, and some steel products if Trump follows through with his tariff threat. During Trump’s first term, when he imposed higher tariffs, Canada responded with billions of dollars in new duties against the U.S. in response to new taxes on Canadian steel and aluminum. While this dispute did not cause widespread inflation, it did increase costs for some. By targeting America’s second-largest trading partner after Mexico, Trump risks disrupting markets for automobiles, lumber, and oil, which could quickly affect consumers. Wilkinson warned that these tariffs would result in increased living costs for Americans without any benefits. Wilkinson is considering running for leadership of the Liberal Party in Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. He expects to make a decision by the end of the week. While Trump has indicated his intention to announce tariffs immediately after taking office, the specifics are still unclear. He might announce intentions to impose tariffs, phase them in gradually, or declare an economic emergency to justify higher taxes on imports. Trudeau stated that “nothing is off the table” when responding to proposed tariffs but that no single region should bear the full burden. He held a five-hour meeting in Ottawa with Canadian premiers to discuss Trump’s threats. Despite Trump’s claims that the U.S. doesn’t need Canada, the latter provides a quarter of America’s daily oil consumption. Wilkinson pointed out that if the U.S. loses access to Canadian gas, it would impact areas that process Canadian energy products, particularly the Midwest and Gulf states. The threat from Canada arrives as concerns about the impact of Trump’s tariff proposals on the U.S. economy and inflation escalate among business leaders, Wall Street traders, and Federal Reserve officials. Democrats are also taking these concerns seriously and are seeking to implement legislative checks on Trump’s tariff ambitions. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Don Beyer introduced legislation to roll back the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which grants the president authority to impose sanctions on foreign nations deemed to pose an emergency threat to the U.S. DelBene characterized Trump’s tariffs as a “nationwide sales tax on foreign goods that saddles families with higher prices,” arguing that this constitutes a “textbook definition of a trade war.
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