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Well done, PM Trudeau. You made us proud as Canadians. You said it like it is. Donald, and I noticed you refrained from calling him President Trump because he is certainly not acting like a president, Donald is siding with our enemies, snuggling up to a malicious dictator rather than taking a stand for right and for the common good. He has absolutely no reason to impose tariffs and is actually breaking legal agreements to do so, but we all know that Trump believes he is above the law. If you like this speech, go and listen to Premier Ford of Ontario as he threatens to tariff all the energy which flows into the States or even just cut it off. Nobody wins in this war, certainly not Americans. But Elon and Donald don't care. They are filthy rich and will just plan chaos and world domination in their sandbox while everyone else in the USA takes the hit.

This is how a Countries Prime minister acts and talks something Donald Trump could learn from. Well done, Canada and well done to the Canadian people.

I’m very very proud to be Canadian! I’m extremely proud that I’ve sold off ALL of my USA held stocks prior to the market fall! I will never ever moving forward invest in USA! Ever! Even when Trump is dead and buried! I’m done with the country that voted for the man the second time. Shame!

Pay attention to these fake leaders. Try to play tough!! 4 years American was suffering, and they haven't done anything but to support what was ruined the American. Now, a real man in the office doesn't fall to this same bs from sleep joe, even the Canadian was suffering. No voice was heard. And now this????

As a Canadian I stand with President Trump. Castro Jr. has done everything possible over the last 9 years to destroy our once great country. This ?is just another WEF shill who hates democracy.

This is NOT ANTI-AMERICANISM!!! It is in response to what YOUR president has DONE!!! IT IS YOUR FAULT!!!!! IT IS DONALD'S FAULT!!! NOT THE PRIME MINISTER'S AND NOT CANADA'S!!! \nOUR PRIME MINISTER CARES VERY DEEPLY ABOUT ALL CANADIANS !!! \n\nCANADIANS CHOSE TO STOP SHOPPING AMERICAN BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR PRESIDENT!!!

Canadian here, for the past month we've been boycotting US products. Most of our grocery stores now put Canadian flags on Canadian products, and our liquor stores have removed US imports from our shelves. Canadians have a very good memory, the damage has already been done.

Feel for the American people and Canadian people only one man has done this yes trump ,love from the uk ??

Well done, what else could the Canadians do?. Dump Trump now

So after they got tariffed, now he suddenly cares about the Canadian people and the cost of living? Something he has done fuck all to improve since he took office? LMAO okay tough guy...

That P.C. should’ve resigned\nNobody would have a problem, tariffs just because of him (Trudeau) is the dictator!!!\nLook what he done to his people during the Covid and he want to lecture us Americans. I can live with 25% tariffs.\nI feel bad for Canadians, not their government. There is no democracy.

Canada will be fine! It's the Americans that will be tariffed by many countries by the time the lunatic is done. He will burn that country to the ground. We'll see who's still standing! I'm not all that worried because besides food, which we've easily replaced what do we get from the US? Nothing we can't get elsewhere. However, the US needs our resources. The lunatic is going to speak to Canadian's later today. Someone tell him we won't be listening!

Canadians... haven't dealt with the genocide that was done there. Work out your issues our indigenous people before you act holier than thou

Your big mouth in 2018 got Canadians in this mess. 4 years of that 8 was with Joe Biden .. As a Canadian i don't trust you after what you have done to Canada in the past.

As Trudeau has done for the past 9yrs, he puts Canadians last. Even in his pointless speech to North Americans, we're the last to be addressed. Election.

Well done Mr. Trudeau, he is no longer Prime Minister of Canada. He can express his thoughts openly and honestly. Without harming relations between our countries, he can put diplomacy aside, while expressing himself in a respectful manner. Ukrainians must fight against an invader and put their lives in danger. Our invader is purely economic. Let us hope that all Canadians will show as much determination and respect for moral principles. Not to bow to a lawless mentality.

Dual US Canadian citizen writing in with mixed feelings…. Pride in Canada and dismay and horror at what’s happening in the US. My heart is breaking over what tRump has done to all of us. ????

When does Trudeau leave office? Canadians don't want him. Trump expects more effort at controlling immigration at the Canadian border which Trudeau has not done. He is the reason there is tariffs on Canada today!

From Italy: if people like Trump, Putin, Erdogan, Orban and Meloni have so much space and have reached the position that occupy the problem is not them but who voted for them. If people think that these characters with their wicked decisions bring prosperity and peace, the biggest work must be done on the people who choose them, not on those who have been chosen. Canadians, hold on tight, stay with your back straight, continue to be what you always were, do not bend as many rich Americans have done and prone to the delirium of omnipotence of Trump. We Italians know well what it means to have such people in the seats of power and also how important it is that not everyone bends.

What has Canadians done to America??

You bastards have DONE NOTHING about fentanyl coming into Canada. Why? Because your all in the pockets of the Chinese who are flooding it all into Canada at will. Take a look at every Canadian city! Does it look to anyone with half a brain that they are stopping fentanyl from coming in? There's walking dead everywhere. This country is devastated by fentanyl.

As a proud and sane Canadian I understand most Americans are not in line with the current administration in this and I implore my fellow Canadians in joing me to remain respectful of our American friends neighbors and relatives. Please cheer for the American National Anthem and repect the American flag. Donald Trump and his phonies will pay for their stupidity. To all Americans please don't take retaliation personally, but it must be done to protect our Country and our sovereignty. Trumps tariffs have nothing to do with drugs and the border. It has everything to do with his insane dream of being the ruler of the world.

This guy does not speak for all Canadians here in Canada. He had every opportunity every opportunity to make things better with Donald Trump. They hate Donald Trump so now they use the media to attack Trump and make him look bad Justin Trudeau you’ve done nothing for Canada for the last 10 years, but put us in debt put us in financial problems put us in Criminal problems. We have rapist here that we brought to Canada terrorist that live in Canada. We are laughing country because of what you’ve done so don’t sit there and make yourself look great and brave and think that Canada’s behind you you better think again you’ve destroyed Canada now you wanna be a big man up there and podium and talk how you’re talking that you think you know Canadians and Canadians are speaking out well that’s a lie if you truly mean what you mean get rid of the carbon tax in Canada let’s start lowering gas prices in groceries. Has nothing to do with them. American people let’s start growing our own stuff in Canada that that been discussing many times and that you’ve just throw it out the window bring back our pipeline. How about that to increase cost and money in Canada again you won’t do that. We’ll have a fight with Donald Trump now I’ll tell you you won’t win. God is in control. Evil has no authority anymore and there’s nothing that these evil leads can do they’re swamp is being drained as we speak.

Canadians are reasonable indeed. But you are not, you ruined Canada. Now you are trying to evade and divert the attention of the Canadians. Come March 24th, you're done.

Years of trade agreements done, wirh the snap of a finger by 1 man with a god complex. What a sad day for Americans & Canadians

Everything Canada has done recently was AFTER Trump did something.\n\nMeaning if they wanted to do something about it with the prior administration they could have they just decided it wasn’t worth the investment.\n\nThis guy cares more about his hair products than the average Canadian much less American.

He is a true gentleman, honest and will be missed. Thank you for all you have done for Canadians and Canada. So proud of you. ❤️??

Well done....this Canadian stands with statement and action. America, it's time to stand up to the traitor and dictator that you unwittingly elected.

Well done, Mr.Prime Minister. We Canadians are very proud of the work you and your team have already done. We will do this together!??

I’m proud Canadian well done prime minister ❤??

Caaaaareful tough guy. Like Trump told Zalinsky .....you have ZERO cards. Trudeau has been trying to ignite hatred against the Trump party since day one. Trying to look tough in front of Canadians. Then he goes to Marlago and sucks Trumps dyck and leaves eith his tail between his legs. Socialist leaders are all done. Their politics are dead. Leftists have destroyed everything in their paths for 70 years now. The only people left that are.....left.....is the Governments and the LGBT

Everything he says he's done are things he only did because Trump forced him to do it. The Canadian government is one of the world's largest drug dealers and criminal organizations.

Even as a Canadian who is not a fan of Trudeau I must say this is the best speech he’s given. I’m proud that Canada is standing strong against the USA right now. Well done Trudeau.

I cannot believe on his last days as PM, he finally started fighting fentanyl, under the threat of tariffs and he wonders why they still put them in place. It’s probably because they want to make sure that he keeps doing what he should have done for Canadians along time ago. But trump should not keep the tariffs in place after Justin is gone it will only hurt both us Canadians and Americans.

I can confidently say as a Canadian, what Trump has done and continues to do is driving the biggest wedge between Canada and the USA. The jokes of Canada becoming a 51st state is outrageous and i speak for many fellow Canadians when saying - WE WILL DIE AS CANADIANS before bending the knee to America. This is exactly what Russia wants and the only true winner from this will be the countries praying on Canada and the US's downfall.

I'm Canadian and trudeau is so full of crap when he talks, trudeau hasn't done crap to improve our military. He knows what he needs to do to prevent these tariffs but he still wanted free drugs to cross the border same with illegals, Trudeau doesnt care about canadians at all

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.

What's that sound? Canadians walking away from the table. You don't want our aluminum? No problem, we have others lining up. As your factories grind to a halt, we'll just ship our excess to the EU, China and others. We have the goods. Will it be a pain? Sure, but we should be done with the den of thieves and charlatans occupying the white house.

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!

Scottish here,well done,be strong canada,be PROUD \n\ni hope to buy Canadian products to show my support to you,All of you\n\nRespect\n\nThere is a pair of RATS in the Whitehouse and the floor is covered in leeches

I completely agree with what trump did. He’s doing an amazing job! Funny that Trudeau is trying to put forth the same false narratives as our Democratic Party does. You can tell that he def watches cnn and MSNBC. \nThe American people don’t like you Trudeau. Your own people hate you too. You’re a tyrant. What you’ve done to the Canadians is sick. Especially with taking away free speech and jailing people for hateful speech. \nYou people in Canada actually give heroin and cocaine to people who want it at certain safe injection sites. Don’t try to act like you’re really about stopping the drug flow.

Good job Justin. There's nothing else you could have said or done. The problem as I see it, is that responding in kind to Trump like this is possibly to invite an invasion, justified by Trump claiming that Canadian assets are essential to US national security. It's hard to parse the provocation from the US as anything less than a pretext to eventually try and annexe Canada. Maybe Russia will attack the Baltics at the same time. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the US Government is no longer a friend to the free world.

It hit's Canadians tough because we consider Americans our brothers, we've fought in wars together for centuries done everything together.

Trudeau, where is your proof that Mr. Putin is a lying murderous dictator, other than your globalist talking points and this mysterious rules-based order conveniently rolled out and articulated by you and other Western leaders only when it serves to bamboozle the Canadian people. Oh, that's right. The truth is that Canada and its Western allies have done much worse than Vladimir Putin, unfortunately many Canadians have been indoctrinated by this silly rhetoric, and more importantly, their are many Canadians that simply see through your lies and remain vigilant for Canada and Canadians.

Im Canadian....not that I agree with the tariffs, but this POS Trudeau has shut down government the last 2 months. Nothing is getting done. He has time to fly to Ukraine but no time to sit down and hammer out a deal with the USA. He has caused all the issues Trump has complained about. He has destroyed our country from within. He is the worst neighbor a country can ask for. Weak leadership. Porous unsecure border. Weakest military of any first world nation. And a disciple of China. He is ALL OUR ENEMY!

As a Canadian this Trudeau is an absolute B A S T A R D And has held us hostage for 10 years crippling our economy before this tarrif war kicked off which he himself caused by doing absolutely nothing about anything except gay pride movement this WEF puppet Trudeau is a LIAR and everything he’s spoken he’s done to Canadians before this distraction.don’t kid yourselves he a spoiled platinum spoon fed trust fund baby who’s achieved nothing of importance on his own

Well done, Prime Minister Trudeau. You make me proud to be Canadian.

This is happening. Today while grocery shopping I put at least ten dollars worth of American products back on the shelf after reading the fine print of origin. One million Canadians doing this just once today....that's a ten million dollar expression of how fed up with your self mindedness, self agrandising and beligerance towards us. Thirty millions of Canadians doing this for a full month is a hit in the billions. WE ARE DONE WITH YOU!

I AM CANADIAN WE LOVE AND GET ALONG WITH ARE AMERICAN FRIENDS BUT YOUR LEADER MUSK SORRY I MEAN TRUMP ARE THE BAD GUYS TRUMP WILL LIE TO JUST TO SAVE HIS SOUL FOR 8 YEARS TRUMP HAS DONE NOTHING BUT LIE TO YOU AND THE WORLD FOR SOME REASON MANY AMERICANS LISTEN AND BELIEVE TRUMP MOSTLY MAGA VOTERS EVERY BODY WILL PAY THE PRICE BUT NOT TRUMP MUSK AND ALL THERE RICH FRIENDS THEY ONLY WANT TO CONTROL EVERY THING TRUMP IS ONLY ABOUT MONEY THATS ALL HE WANTS THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE WORLD TO STAND UP TO TRUMP AND THE GOP, TO THE GOP IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF TRUMP QUIT

Trudeau is the enemy of Canada does not protect. It has not done anything good for Canadians and is strictly communism trying to do his thing for the new world form. He’s the one that must be taken out our fights within Canada against Trudeau.