Trudeau Accuses Trump of Using US Tariffs to Push for ‘Annexation’ of Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Trump administration’s decision to impose broad tariffs on Canada by citing fentanyl is an “excuse” to destroy Canada’s economy and set up “annexation.” Trudeau said it’s not clear what U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal is with the border security-related tariffs, which came in effect on March 4. Canadian goods imported in the United States are subject to a 25 percent surtax, whereas energy imports are slapped with a 10 percent surtax. The prime minister noted how Trump wrote on social media earlier that day about American banks not having access to the Canadian market. Trudeau remarked that U.S. banks do operate in Canada. Personal banking is however dominated by the “big six” Canadian banks....