Ottawa, Nov 30 || Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said incoming US President Donald Trump's threats on tariffs should be taken seriously.
"One of the things that is really important to understand is that Donald Trump, when he makes statements like that, he plans on carrying them out," Trudeau was quoted as saying on a visit to Prince Edward Island.
"There's no question about it," he said, news agency reported.
"He would be actually not just be harming Canadians, he'd actually be raising prices for American citizens as well and hurting American industry and businesses," Trudeau added.
According to the report, the Prime Minister said that Canada can take the same approach to working with Trump as it did during his first term as President.
Trudeau on Wednesday night held a virtual meeting with all 13 premiers of the country to discuss Trump's tariff threat. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland called on the premiers to make use of all of their contacts, channels, and abilities to relay important information and messages to Americans and people of influence.