The British Columbia Prime Minister David Eby was more forceful.
“We will make sure that the Americans understand how angry we are, how unified we are, how committed we are working as a country to defend each other,” he said.
Qin said it is difficult to separate Trump Americans, at least for the next four years.
“We have been in our comfort zone with the United States for years,” he said. “So, this is an opportunity for us, you know, be stronger together.”
Others interviewed at the Toronto City Council had nothing pleasant to say about Trump or their tariffs. But always well managed, they did not stop to direct their contempt directly to the American people, even when they warned that costs will also increase due to Canada’s retaliation movements.
“This is going to fuck us, and it’s going to fuck them,” he said Chris Peterson, Carpenter of St. Catharines, a city in the province of Ontario on the border between the United States and Canada in western New York. “Sorry my words, but yes, you are all your prices that will rise, and all our prices go up.”
The Canadian government on Friday launched a $ 5 billion program to help companies in the country navigate in rates and find new markets for their exports.
Provincial governments are taking force on their own to encourage consumers to “buy Canadian.” Liquor stores administered by the Ontario government sell almost one billion dollars in American products every year, but this week they were ordered to stop selling US wines and spirits.
“We love the United States,” said Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford, in an interview. “This is madness, and it’s unfortunate.”
Ford threatened to cut the Canadian electricity sold across the border, which drives about 1.5 million homes and businesses in New York, Minnesota and Michigan.
“That is the last thing I want to do, but President Trump is trying to destroy our country,” he said.
Some Canadians support that movement, and more.
“We are still too friendly,” said Peterson. “I think we should cut everything. There is no electricity for you, there is no wood for you, with nothing, until he takes away each of those rates. “
As for Trump’s ambitions to make state 51 of Canada in the United States, “it is not an opportunity,” said Peterson. “We will not go anywhere. We are Canada “.
