Canada says it is 'leading the charge' against Trump's trade war

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Canada says it is 'leading the charge' against Trump's trade war  Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly tells Euronews that her country is 'leading the charge' in response to Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/04/canada-leads-the-charge-in-trade-war-says-foreign-minister-melanie-joly  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Canada is urging Europe and the rest of the world to retaliate against Trump's sweeping

00:06tariffs.

00:07Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told Euronews her country had no choice but to

00:13respond with $60 billion worth of counter-tariffs.

00:17Joly says Europe and Canada need to defend themselves.

00:21Not only are we leading the charge, we're the country at this point that has imposed

00:27counter-tariffs the most against US goods.

00:34We're working with the EU.

00:35I had just a conversation with the EU Trade Commissioner Sapkovic.

00:41We're working also with Asian partners and we'll continue to put maximum pressure.

00:45Joly, reiterating that Canada is the US's biggest trading partner, remains confident

00:51that the American people are in disagreement with the White House's latest actions, as

00:57she believes they have a role to play in resolving the conflict.

01:00The only way for President Trump to back off on his trade war is for American people themselves

01:09to say it's enough.

01:12And they are the ones that can create the political pressure within their own system

01:17to make sure that that's the case.

01:18Joly also discussed why Canada needs to ensure that NATO remains united, emphasising that

01:25geopolitical chaos would only worsen global tensions.

01:29We need to fight for our own interests, maybe on a trade war, or making sure that we have

01:35a united NATO, because ultimately who is gaining from all the erosion of the international

01:43system or some tensions amongst allies, it is our adversaries, it is China and Russia.

01:54You can listen to the full episode next Monday on The Europe Conversation.

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