US President Donald Trump said that he was thinking of imposing the tariffs on Canada and Mexico by February 1.

As Donald Trump teases steeper tariffs on Canadian products, Canada readies its $37 billion in retaliatory measures and politicians begin debating the move. Targets will likely be critical minerals with national unity and economic ties to the center.

Canada’s political leaders have responded to Trump’s threats to use “economic force” to transform Canada into the US’s 51st state with doubled-down pledges of fealty to the Canada-US military-strategic partnership,

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump's trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray.

Canadian government officials say they are "working on retaliation" after newly elected president Trump claimed his much talked about tariffs could be imposed on February 1.