Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he spoke with President Trump following his threat to impose a steep tariff on all products from the country entering the United States. “I had a good call with Donald Trump,” Trudeau told reporters. “We talked about some of the challenges we can work on together. It was a good call, this is something we can do,” he continued. WATCH: BREAKING: Canada PM Justin Trudeau agrees to work with Trump on border security after tariff threats: "I had a good call with Donald Trump. We talked about some of the challenges we can work on together. It was a good call, this is something we can do." pic.twitter.com/vFirv7vlip — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 26, 2024 Per BBC: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country is prepared to work with the US in “constructive ways” after President-elect Donald Trump said he would introduce 25% tariffs on goods coming from Canada. The tariff proposal made by Trump has been met with concern from Canadian officials. Doug Ford, the premier of the province of Ontario, described it as “devastating”. Trump also said he would impose a similar tariff on Mexico and an extra 10% on goods coming from China. Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians and will hold a meeting on Wednesday with Canadian provincial and territorial leaders to discuss how to move forward. Trump said he would slap Canada and Mexico with a 25% tariff on all products entering the United States in an effort to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs across the border. “As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before. Right now a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of thousands of people, seems to be unstoppable in its quest to come through our currently Open Border,” Trump said. “On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!” he continued. “Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!” he added. ( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )( Donald J. Trump – Nov 25, 2024, 6:35 PM ET ) As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before. Right now a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of… pic.twitter.com/F1rjbSJqtv — Donald J. Trump TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) November 25, 2024 A closer look: The Guardian reports: Given the United States, Canada and Mexico renegotiated a trade pact in 2018 and have deeply intertwined supply chains, a levy of 25% would prove devastating to Canada’s economy. The United States remains Canada’s biggest trading partner, with nearly C$600bn in goods exported to the US last year. Canadian ministers reacted with measured skepticism over the key claims made by Trump on immigration and drug trafficking. While a small but growing number of migrants are using Canada as a way into the US, far more people enter through Mexico. Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, likened the 23,000 interceptions by US officials at the northern border last year to a “significant weekend at the Mexico border”, where 1,530,523 “encounters” were recorded last year. When it comes to the movement of fentanyl across the continent, so little enters the US through its northern border that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) does not even mention Canada in a report from 2020, instead citing Mexico, China and India. “The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic!” wrote Toronto-based journalist John Michael McGrath on X, critiquing people who “sanewash” Trump’s demands. “This isn’t a serious demand! You don’t have to be stupid in public!” But the rightwing premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta said Trump had valid concerns over illegal activities at the shared border. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed Trump’s tariff threat, saying, “Caravans of migrants no longer reach the border.” JUST IN: Mexican President Addresses Trump Tariff Threat, Migrant Caravans Will “No Longer Reach The Border”