President Donald Trump said he would announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum Monday and would kick off reciprocal tariffs in the days after. The tariffs could increase the cost of cars, construction and a wide array of consumer goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a talk with business leaders, said Canada’s wealth of critical minerals are behind Mr. Trump’s comments about making its northern neighbor a U.S. state.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st state is “a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada would seek to highlight the negative impact of the United States' steel and aluminium tariffs and that - if needed - the response from Canada would be firm and clear.

Canada will respond as appropriate in a calibrated but extremely strong way, regardless of what the U.S. moves forward with,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has to take U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada seriously — even if it's 'never going to happen' — and 'fold that into our thinking' as the country deals with escalating trade threats from the U.