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I am Canadian. I hate Trudeau. I support everything he said here.

Trudeau has done more for us as Prime Minister since he stepped down than the whole time he was Prime Minister. Canadians love Americans and Trump's bullying is causing this political fallout, dividing our best friends and neighbors.

Remember, no matter what he says.... his own people thought he wasnt fit for the canadian job. He is resigning. Get lost and go retire

Ah yes the drama teacher turned corrupt liberal dictator who has RUINED CANADA over the last 9 years!! He makes me sick! He doesn't give 2 ? ? about groceries and gas prices for us. He spent $81,000 of Canadian tax dollars on his own grocery bill this year - yeah! That's $1557 a week or $257 a day stuffing his face. That doesn't even include his dining out. He's a liar and needs to disappear like he said he would ?

As a Canadian I'm glad to see our PM calling it as it is ! North America is destined for challenging times.

The Canadian Liquor Board website is already down while it's removing all Kentucky bourbon and American liquor off the web portal.

Canadian military full alert!!! Putin to the south , Russians loose!!

Not always a Trudeau fan; but DAMN his speech was CLEAR AND FACT CHECKING and it laid out everything and made trump look like a STUPID LYING FOOL who has no clue what these tarrifs will do to BOTH our economies. I m PROUD of Trudeau for his speech and standing up for Canadians.

If everyone knows that tariffs hurt people living in the country that imposed the tariffs, what will the Canadian tariffs accomplish?

The 3 largest metal miners in Canada are a Canadian, UK/Australia and American corporations. This will hurt all 3.

All your Canadians are belong to us

Canadian here..im praying for my friends in the U.S. who didn't vote for trump..thany you ? for your support for Canada ..with love ❤ ????????????????????

I'm Canadian, the Minority government that is propped up by a socialist party does not represent the majority of us. The world saw what they did to peaceful people that opposed them during covid lockdowns. Our government is corrupt and out if control.

you know we americans are pathetic. throw some unwarranted tariffs against canada and it bonds all Canadians together ready to fight. take a foreign born, unelected billionaire who takes a chainsaw to our government after a reactionary think tank wrote a document saying they were going to destroy our government an create an autocracy--- a think tank composed of people who are now in the trump administration----and now we are aligning with Putin and we americans do nothing. this is sad. we are losing our country

Sit down and shut up Justin. Canadians want you out!

As a Canadian, I know the tariffs will hurt. However, I will not buy anything American. I will tighten my belt, and we will have eggs to supplement our diet. The USA is now a pro-Putin dictatorship.

Why would the American people listen to him after what he did to the Canadian truckers?0

Being a Canadian, originally from South Asia (NEPAL), I would like to express my huge RESPECT to our honorable Prime Minister ! A political leader of a country should be like Mr. Trudeau!!!\nRespect ?and proud of you, Hon. PM !

Not a fan o Trudeu, but the cognitive and ethical difference is immense. Brazil is with the Canadian people ??

I am ashamed to be an 'American! I fully support the Canadian response to this trade war!

Doug Ford or Trudeau’s reciprocal actions against the U.S. are secondary to me as a Canadian. For days, they’ve been misleading the public with talk of imposing tariffs on U.S. goods or cutting power supply, but that’s not the real issue. \n \nWhat truly matters is how our government is actively mitigating the economic impact. Are they securing new markets? Have they repaired strained relations with China, which were damaged in 2021 over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to appease the U.S.? Are we expanding oil exports to Japan, India, or China? Have we dispatched trade delegations worldwide to open new opportunities? \n \nWrong move. Canada doesn't have a functioning government. There is no mandate. The Prime Minister has resigned. Parliament is not in session. There is no reason to escalate. The focus should be on finding a solution the root cause of why the tariff was put in place over the border and fentanyl. \n \nIf not, then all these moves by Ford or Trudeau are meaningless—just political maneuvering to distract Canadians from the real problem.

We don’t want your Canadian trees

As a Canadian I can tell you it is a supremely miserable feeling to have a nation which we have such strong feeling for strike at us like this. It is equally miserable to know that our tariffs will also cause pain to Americans. We are sorry, and I know that is cliche, but we are. Have no doubt, if you know us at all, we will fight back passionately, vigorously and indefinitely. President Trump has done what no one should ever do: put our backs to the wall. We have no choice but to fight back. God help us all!

Canadians have had tarriff on US Goods for years. so honestly bring it.

the first consequence of this tariff war is that both Americans and Canadian citizen will pay more for their products. This will raise inflation in both sides.

I’m a Canadian and I’m ashamed of our prime minister. We have a drug problem in Canada. We shouldn’t legalize drugs here. Just look at our Hastings st in Vancouver. Trump has ever right to do this to us and we have to ban all drugs here

HEY CANADA! PROVIDE YOUR OWN MILITARY SECURITY. UNGRATEFUL CANADIAN SCUMBAGS!

Don’t tariff America. As a Canadian two wrongs don’t make it right. Get the energy out. Triple our global output. Our autoworkers need jobs well let’s build Trudeau. Talk and winning. Global energy. Let BYD in with out tariffs. We don’t have an auto sector anymore. ? BYD and get over it ( the eagles ?). Trump is correct at our lack of defence. Maybe this will help. The only way to scourge out of fentanyl is a clean source and less social stigmatization of the sick. Don’t expect a smart man like trump to figure that out.

America, remember: Canadian soldiers were dying in YOUR wars, not the other way around!

This is a sad day for Canadians our ally and friend has stabbed us in the back to take our country. Canadians are heart broken that this has happened. We do not understand why. I have always felt welcome travelling to the US and celebrate our shared values. It is in comprehensible that the US warms to Putin and turns its back on allies.

Canadians have stolen from.America far too long

I have written a letter to HM King Charles asking him to reconsider his invitation to Donald J. Trump to the UK. I have argued that an official visit to the UK from Donald J. Trump will bring the monarchy and the UK into disrepute, it will be humiliating for the UK population, it will be an affront to the 200,000 Ukrainian refugees currently sheltering in the UK, and – following Donald J. Trump's verbal and economic assault's on Canada – it will be insulting to Canadians. Slava Ukraine!

I'm a US citizen I did not vote for Trump I vote for anybody but Trump. The Canadian leader that is a real leader someone who cares about his people and his neighbors.. I mean why are we picking a fight with Canada?

Trump, we Canadians despise what you are doing to us and Mexico, and to your very own people. And for what purpose? You will not aquire control of the entire American continent. Not if we can help it!!

During 9/11. We sent fireman down there and let the airplanes diverted here from the USA here Canadians let them in their houses. After you take out gas there is a trade surplus with Canada

Hell yeah Trudeau! The canadian whiskey is gonna hurt though.

since when does Trudeau care about the wellbeing of Canadians?

I'm teary ? while watching this.\n DONALD TRUMP Why you're doing this to us all? YOU ARE FULL OF GREED. MAY ALL THE WEALTH YOU WANT COMES WITH YOU 6 FEET UNDER.\n .. We CANADIANS will fight until the end. ?? ? ?? ? ?? ?

2018 Trump put tariffs on Canadian lumber and the cost to build a house or any thing requiring lumber went up. House insurance went up as the replacement cost using lumber had gone up. Any business with a relation to lumber had gone up. The US has given itself cancer and cut cancer prevention research. Trump is the unwitting AntiChrist.

As a Canadian I can’t stand our prime minister at all but I am glad he is doing something for once

Global elite idiot. Canadians hate him. Just grand standing to look tough. Lmao

Canadians will stand with our brother Americans when the time comes to kick out Trump from power.

No Teleprompter, No name calling, just calm logic. Trump, in his abject stupidity, does not realize he is hurting Americans as much as Canadian, nor does he care. I would only challenge Trudeau on calling Trump 'smart' - only Trump thinks he is smart. He is a semi-literate moron.

As an American who has pride for our military and Canadian heritage, I stand behind PM Trudeau’s decision. He’s just playing defense. Like he said, the US and Canada are not just border allies, they have been our greatest friend. \nIf you are Canadian, please know not all of us voted for this clown who is ruining our country. From North Carolina

Even though most of us Canadians don't like Trudeau, we will always come together as a nation when needed.

It's pretty sad how the modern left is so easily fooled by smooth speech. Trudeau is a puppet. Just look at how he treated the Canadian truckers

So proud of our PM, I love watching him, he's pissed! We really aren't that nice. Especially when attacked by an unhinged lunatic. Stay mad Justin, and thank you for standing up for all Canadians.

Very good speech. I think Trump is doing this to sabotage Canadian economy, but Americans will feel the pain.

PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU - WHAT A REAL LEADER LOOKS LIKE. The big difference between Canada and the US is that the Canadian gov will be there to support it's people during this time and our White House will do NOTHING to help Americans -as a matter of fact they will treat us worse. TRUMP DID THIS - TRUMP HAS TO GO - before we lose everything we have worked for for over 200 years!!!

Not bragging or anything but Canadians have better genes than the typical white self proclaimed american ?