Canada imposing 25% tariffs on $30bn of US imports, Trudeau says

He makes the announcement just hours after Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada

Canada is imposing 25 percent tariffs on C$30 billion worth of US imports effective immediately, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday.

Trudeau made the announcement just hours after US President Donald Trump slapped 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.

"There is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today," Trudeau said, adding that Canada would challenge the US measures at the World Trade Organization and through the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

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If the US tariffs persist, Canada will impose a 25 percent tariff on a further C$125 billion of US imports in 21 days' time, he said.