Justin Trudeau and JD Vance

PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada, are “entirely unjustified,” and “unacceptable.” Trudeau said that the federal government will be working with U.S. administration in the lead-up to the tariffs coming into effect, to highlight their negative impact, but “if it comes to that, our response of course will be firm and clear.” …Disagreeing with the US position, Trudeau pointed to how deeply integrated the Canadian and U.S. markets are, from defence and shipbuilding, to automotive manufacturing. “Together we make North America more competitive,” he said. Trudeau stopped short of committing to a dollar-for-dollar response as he was ready to do on Trump’s now-paused import tariffs, but Canada did retaliate back in 2018 when similar measures were imposed during the NAFTA renegotiations, before receiving an exemption.