U.S. has to ‘feel the pain’ from Canada’s counter-tariffs but it will take time, warns trade expert

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump's tariffs 'a very dumb thing to do,' when announcing Canada's response to the U.S. president's 'illegal' March 4 move.

After U.S. President Donald Trump, left, followed through on threatened tariffs on March 4, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced immediate 25-per-cent tariffs on $30-billion worth of American goods. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

March 4, 2025

Canada has “no easy pathway” to getting rid of American tariffs, warn experts who say the steep levies could push the country toward economic self-reliance in the long run—though not without short-term pain.

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