Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about Canada becoming America's “51st state” has distracted attention from the harm that steep tariffs would inflict on U.

Canada is considering retaliatory tariffs on US goods like orange juice, ceramics, and steel in response to Trump's 25% tax threat, aiming to target key products while minimizing impact on Canadian consumers.

United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality.