Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie

Canada Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie told the BBC that Canada could win the trade war that was triggered by a series of tariffs ordered by US President Donald Trump.

“We are the biggest US client,” Jolie told the BBC World Service Weeke. “We buy more from Americans than China, Japan, the United Kingdom and France, combined.”

Jolie said tariffs and increased prices are a priority for Canadians, as voters are preparing to target the ballot boxes to choose a new Prime Minister later this year.

The US President has imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada. Trump also swore to impose an extensive range of “reciprocal” tariffs on April 2.

Jolie said that since the American and Canadian economies are so intertwined, “we have the biggest lever in the world when it comes to the US.”

She noted that not only the Canadians felt the pain of the rates, but also the “hardworking Americans”.

But Jolie said they could be Americans who are the most successful in summoning the trade war.

“We believe that in the end, the only ones who will be able to help us win this war … are the Americans themselves because they are the ones who can send a message to their legislators,” she told the BBC.

“We can win the hearts and minds of Americans, because in the end they are the ones who pay for it,” she added, noting that both US and Canadian jobs are at risk for tariffs.

Trump swore to impose additional tariffs Canada and other countries around the world, on April 2, calling these tariffs “the big ones.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to impose reciprocal tariffs if Trump's tariff threats are realized.

It will lead to a weekly week forward and forth between the North America countries.

The powerlessness of the trade war made some Canadians began to protest.

In Toronto, the Canadians are conducting “elbows” protest against tariffs.

The phrase used in hockey to describe the protection of itself or fighting back was transformed as a slogan into the fight of Canada against US tariffs and said Trump stated the desire to turn Canada into the 51st state of the United States.

In an interview with the BBC World Service weekend, Jolie was also asked about the upcoming federal elections. Reports suggest Prime Minister Carney can Call for click elections Soon.

She said the Liberal Party was “very desirable” to make sure that the Canadians give the party a “clear mandate” to deal with Trump and the threat of tariffs.

Jolie said the Canadians are “busy” by what is happening in the White House and are looking for a Prime Minister who has “strong values”.

The competition will probably be reduced to a choice between Carney and conservative leader Pierre Polyver.

Tariffs are a central part of Trump's overall economic vision.

He says tariffs will increase US production and protect jobs, increase tax revenue and increase the domestic economy.

He also wants to restore America's trade balance with his foreign partners – it reduces the difference that exists between how much US imports and exports to individual countries.

But he declined to rule out the prospect of recession as a result of his commercial policies, which sent us sharply in stocks in the days before the metal tariffs came into force.

Later, the US Secretary of Commerce Howard Luni said that the tariffs “are worth it”, even if they have led to an economic decline.

Initially, Trump's tariffs directed goods from China, Mexico and Canada.

They represent more than 40% of the US imports in 2024.

But Trump accused the three countries of not doing enough to end the flow of migrants and illegal drugs like fentanyl in the United States.

All three countries dismissed the charges.