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.

Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond with counter-tariffs against the US if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to begin a trade war in North America.

Canada is preparing to retaliate with an exhaustive list of tariffs on American goods if President-elect Trump follows through with his plans to add a steep 25% import tax on Canadian exports, people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Trump's threat to impose high tariffs on Canadian goods is part of the reason Trudeau lost his job. Now Trump is suggesting there's a way he would reconsider

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed on Sunday that he jokingly offered President-elect Donald Trump to trade Vermont or California in order for Canada to become the 51st state. Newsweek reached out to Trudeau's office and Trump's transition team for comment by email on Sunday afternoon.

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to enact tariffs on Canadian goods, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that’s more of a threat than any possible annexation of the United States’ northern neighbors.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that President-elect Donald Trump lost interest in making Canada the 51st state when he suggested trading parts of the country for Vermont or California.