Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie

Canadian Foreign Minister Melani Jolie said BBC that she believed that Canada could win a trading war that was caused by a number of tariffs ordered by US President Donald Trump.

“We are the largest customer of the United States,” Jolie said in the World Service Weekend BBC program. “We buy more from Americans than China, Japan, UK and France.”

Jolie said tariffs and price raises are a priority for Canadians when voters are preparing to go to polling stations to choose a new Prime Minister at the end of this year.

The US president imposed 25% of the steel import tariffs and aluminum from Canada. On April 2, Trump also promised to introduce a wide range of “mutual” tariffs.

Jolie said that since American and Canadian economies are so intertwined, “we have the world’s most leverage when it comes to the United States.”

She noted that it was not only the Canadians who feel the pain of tariffs, but also “hard -working Americans”.

But Jolie said it could be Americans who are most successful in calling for a trade war.

“We believe that ultimately the only ones that can help us win this war … It is Americans themselves because they can send a message to their legislators,” she said to the BBC.

“We can win the hearts and minds of the Americans because they eventually pay for it,” she added, noting that both American and Canadian jobs are at risk of tariffs.

On April 2, Trump promised to introduce further tariffs of Canada and other countries around the world – calling these tariffs “big”.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Karnya has promised to impose mutual tariffs when Trump’s tariff threats come to the fetus.

This will lead to a head for weeks back and forth between the North America countries.

Disappointment with the trading war made some Canadians start protesting.

On Saturday, the Canadians protest “elbows” against tariffs.

The phrase used in hockey to describe itself or struggle has been reworked as a slogan in the fight of Canada with tariffs on the United States, and the stated Trump’s desire to make Canada 51.

In an interview with BBC World Service Weekend Jolie also asked about the upcoming federal election. Reports believe that Prime Minister Carney could Call the polls Fast.

She said that the Liberal Party is “very sharp” to make sure the Canadians give the “bright mandate” party to combat Trump and the threat of tariffs.

Jolie said the Canadians are “busy” by what is happening in the White House and they are looking for a prime minister who has “strong values”.

The race is probably reduced to the choice between Karni and Conservative leader Pierre Puliev.

Tariffs are the central part of Trump’s overall economic vision.

He says tariffs will increase US production and protect jobs, increasing tax revenue and increasing the domestic economy.

It also wants to restore the trade balance in America with its foreign partners – reducing the gap that exists between how much the US is imported and exported to individual countries.

But he refused to exclude the perspective of the recession as a result of his trade policy, which dramatically sent us a shares on days before metal tariffs came into force.

Later, US trade secretary Howard Lutnit said that the tariffs were “worth” even if they led to an economic downturn.

Trump tariffs are initially focused on goods from China, Mexico and Canada.

They accounted for more than 40% of imports to the US in 2024.

But Trump has blamed three countries to stop the stream of migrants and illegal drugs such as Fentonil in the US.

All three countries dismissed the allegations.