Canadian officials make their votes heard against tariffs through digital billboards in several states.
This week, billboards, such as those that were seen in the Detroit subway area, “tariffs is a tax on your product.”
CBS News Detroit appealed to the Canadian government, which paid for the announcement on Wednesday. John Babkok, a press secretary of the Global Affairs of Canada, on Thursday sent a statement stating that billboards were placed in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minesot, Nevada, New Hampshires, North Carolina and surrounding areas.
“The Canadian government has launched an educational campaign to inform Americans about the economic impact of tariffs. The company is a strategic investment in Canada's long-term economic interests and its trade relations with the United States,” Babok said. “Tariffs are a tax on hard-working Americans in everyday life. They lead to increasing the cost of daily necessities, including fuel and products. The goal is to increase understanding of the American public and resist misinformation.”
President Trump's tariffs responded to Canada, which then sells tariffs against the United States. Mr. Trump suggested 25% tariffs for the country and all imports and aluminum. In response, Canada threatened almost $ 21 billion in retaliation tariffs.
M -n Trump said we would raise the tariffs on the import of Canadian steel and aluminum up to 50%but has drawn this proposal And remained with 25%.
Earlier this month Ontario announced that adds 25% surcharge throughout the electricity exports He sent to the US that the supplement would affect consumers and enterprises in Michigan, Minnesota and New York, but then Prime Minister Ontario Douga announced that Canada suspend this plan And Trump's administration refused to double Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs.
In his last step Mr. Trump Imposed 25% tariffs on vehicles and auto parts imported in the US Wednesday. Experts say the orientation to import cars can also strain ties with US key traders, including Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Europe. Half of cars sold in the US are made in the country. Among the imports, about half comes from Mexico and Canada, with Japan, South Korea and Germany, also the main suppliers.
Meanwhile, President of the Union United Auto Workers Shawn Fain backed up by Mr Trump's imposed tariffs on cars with foreign productsApplying the administration for “activation by the end of the disaster in free trade, which has devastated the working class for decades.”