美国对加拿大征25%关税, 加国雷霆反击

 突发新闻。加拿大总理特鲁多正在发表讲话。

特鲁多: 

今天，美国对加拿大，他们最亲密的伙伴和盟友，他们最亲密的朋友， 发动了一场贸易战。同时，美国却在谈论与俄罗斯积极合作，安抚普京——一个撒谎成性、双手沾满鲜血的独裁者。这合理吗？

加拿大人是理性且有礼貌的。但当我们的国家和所有公民的福祉受到威胁时，我们绝不会退缩。

目前，美国的关税已于今天凌晨生效，加拿大的回应也随之启动。加拿大将对价值1550亿美元的美国商品征收25%的关税，其中对300亿美元的商品立即生效，而剩下的1250亿美元商品将在21天后生效，除非这些关税被取消。我们正在与各省和地区进行积极而持续的磋商，探讨多项非关税措施，以明确传达一个信息——在贸易战中没有赢家。

就像一个月前一样，我首先想直接对美国人民讲话。我们不想要这一切。我们希望作为朋友和盟友与你们合作，我们也不想看到你们受到伤害。但你们的政府选择了这样做。

截至今天早上，市场下跌，通胀预计将急剧上升。你们的政府选择让美国数千家依赖加拿大材料或加拿大消费者的企业面临风险。它们选择了提高美国消费者的生活成本——从日常必需品如食品和汽油，到汽车和住房等大额消费品，无一例外。它们选择损害美国的国家安全，阻碍美国获取丰富的关键矿产、能源、建筑材料和化肥，而这些资源对美国的繁荣至关重要。

它们选择发动一场贸易战，而这首先会伤害的就是美国的家庭。它们选择破坏自己的议程——那个本应带领美国迈入黄金时代的议程。它们选择破坏我们共同努力解决芬太尼问题的成果，而芬太尼是一种必须被彻底消灭的毒品。

因此，我要明确表示，今天的这些关税完全没有正当理由，也毫无必要。美国政府为这些关税寻找的法律借口是，加拿大不愿意帮助打击非法芬太尼。但这完全是错误的。

让我们看看事实。我们的边境已经是安全且受控的。流入美国的芬太尼中，来自加拿大的不到1%。非法入境美国的人口中，来自加拿大的也不到1%。但我们仍然采取了行动，因为我们知道，我们总是可以做得更好。我们回应了包括总统在内的各种关切，实施了一项雄心勃勃的13亿美元边境计划。该计划包括对新型人工智能和成像技术的重大投资，以阻止芬太尼的流动。我们加强了与美国执法机构的协调和信息共享，同时部署了无人机、直升机和额外的人员，以确保我们的边境安全。

一个月前，作为与美国达成的暂停关税协议的一部分，我们作出了进一步承诺。我们任命了凯文·布罗索（Kevin Brosseau）为我们的芬太尼事务专员——他在几十年的执法生涯中致力于打击有组织犯罪和毒品走私。我们将七个毒品贩运集团——这些邪恶的犯罪组织——列为恐怖组织，因为它们利用美加两国人民的痛苦获取暴利。

就在昨天，我们启动了一项新的联合行动伙伴关系，并为其提供了2亿美元的支持，以加强加拿大安全和执法机构之间的信息和情报协调，从而打击非法芬太尼贸易的犯罪团伙。

更重要的是，我们的行动正在奏效。正如美国海关和边境保护局刚刚承认的那样，今年1月与去年12月相比，芬太尼的查获量下降了97%，降至接近零的水平——1月仅查获了不到半盎司。即便我们在边境采取了所有这些额外的执法措施，我们仍然积极配合，与总统及其政府进行建设性的合作。我们兑现了承诺，信守了我们的诺言。我们这样做，是因为我们相信合作能够保护我们的公民。

现在，我想直接对一个特定的美国人说——唐纳德。在过去八年里，你和我曾携手完成了许多大事。我们签署了一项具有历史意义的协议，为两国创造了创纪录的就业机会和经济增长。我们在世界舞台上共同成就了伟大的事业，就像美加两国几十年来、几代人以来一直携手合作那样。

而现在，我们应该共同努力，在这个充满不确定性和挑战的世界中，为北美人民创造更大的繁荣。通常，我并不同意《华尔街日报》的观点。但唐纳德，他们指出，尽管你是个聪明人，但这是一件非常愚蠢的事情。我们两个朋友之间的争斗，正是世界上的对手们最希望看到的局面。

最后，我要对所有加拿大人说，我不会粉饰太平。这将是一个艰难的时期，尽管我们会团结一心，因为这就是我们的精神。我们将动用一切手段，确保加拿大的工人和企业能够挺过这场风暴。从扩大就业保险（EI）福利并使其更加灵活，到向企业提供直接支持，我们将随时提供必要的帮助。

但加拿大，请不要误会——无论这场贸易战持续多久，无论代价如何，联邦政府和各级政府都会支持你们。我们将捍卫加拿大的就业。我们将采取措施，防止由于这场贸易战带来的经济冲击，使加拿大公司被恶意收购。我们将坚定不移地捍卫我们的经济。我们将不惜一切代价，为加拿大人民挺身而出，因为这个国家值得我们为之奋斗。

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突发新闻。加拿大总理特鲁多正在发表讲话

We have some breaking news coming in. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking right now after the U.S. left Canada with 25% tariffs. Let’s listen.

So today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada. Their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense.

Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the wellbeing of everyone in it is at stake.

At the moment, the U.S. tariffs came into effect in the early hours of this morning, and so did the Canadian response. Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods, starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days' time. Should these tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures—measures which will demonstrate that there are no winners in a trade war.

Now, just like I did a month ago, I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don’t want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally, and we don’t want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you.

As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically. All across your country, your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk at the thousands of workplaces that succeed because of materials from Canada, or because of consumers in Canada, or both. They’ve chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items like groceries and gas, on major purchases like cars and homes, and everything in between. They’ve chosen to harm American national security, impeding access to the abundant critical minerals, energy, building materials, and fertilizers that we have and that the United States needs to grow and prosper.

They’ve chosen to launch a trade war that will, first and foremost, harm American families. They’ve chosen to sabotage their own agenda that was supposed to usher in a new golden age for the United States, and they’ve chosen to undermine the incredible work we’ve done together to tackle the scourge that is fentanyl, a drug that must be wiped from the face of the Earth.

So on that point, let me be crystal clear. There is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today. Now, the legal pretext your government is using to bring in these tariffs is that Canada is apparently unwilling to help in the fight against illegal fentanyl. Well, that is totally false.

Let’s look at the facts. Our border is already safe and secure. Far less than 1% of fentanyl flows and less than 1% of illegal crossings into the United States come from Canada. But we acted because we know we can always do better. We responded to concerns, including from the president, by implementing an ambitious $1.3 billion border plan, a border plan that includes generational investments in new AI and imaging tools to stop the flow of fentanyl in its tracks. Stronger coordination and information sharing with American agencies, along with the deployment of drones, helicopters, and additional personnel to keep our border secure.

Now, a month ago, as part of an agreement with the United States that paused the tariffs, we made further commitments. We appointed Kevin Brosseau as our fentanyl czar, a man who dedicated his multi-decade career in law enforcement to combating organized crime networks and drug trafficking. We designated seven drug cartels—sick, evil groups who cynically profit off the pain and suffering of people on both sides of the border—as the terrorist organizations that they are.

And just yesterday, we launched a new joint operations partnership, supported by a $200 million investment between Canada’s security and law enforcement agencies, a partnership that will enhance the coordination of information and intelligence in order to thwart criminal gangs involved in the illegal fentanyl trade.

And critically, our actions are working. As the U.S. Customs and Border Protection just acknowledged, there was a 97% drop in fentanyl seizures from January compared to December, to a near-zero low of less than half an ounce seized in January. Even with all the further enforcements and actions we’ve taken at the border, in some, we stepped up. We engaged closely and constructively with the president and his administration. We did everything we promised. We stuck to our word. And we did it because we believe in working together to protect our citizens.

Now, I want to speak directly to one specific American—Donald. In the over eight years you and I have worked together, we’ve done big things. We signed a historic deal that has created record jobs and growth in both of our countries. We’ve done big things together on the world stage, as Canada and the U.S. have done together for decades, for generations.

And now we should be working together to ensure even greater prosperity for North Americans in a very uncertain and challenging world. Now, it’s not in my habit to agree with the Wall Street Journal. But Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do. We—two friends—fighting is exactly what our opponents around the world want to see.

And now, to my fellow Canadians, I won’t sugarcoat it. This is going to be tough, even though we’re all going to pull together, because that’s what we do. We will use every tool at our disposal so Canadian workers and businesses can weather this storm, from expanding EI benefits and making them more flexible to providing direct supports to businesses. We will be there as needed to help.

But Canada, make no mistake, no matter how long this lasts, no matter what the cost, the federal government and other orders of government will be there for you. We will defend Canadian jobs. We will take measures to prevent predatory behavior that threatens Canadian companies because of the impacts of this trade war, leaving them open to takeovers. We will relentlessly fight to protect our economy. We will stand up for Canadians every single second of every single day, because this country is worth fighting for.

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