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in a post on social media, trump said and it will all be worth the price." suggesting it will impose suggesting it will impose similar import duties of 25 similar import duties of 25 percent on us goods. canada has done the same — canada has done the same — with prime minister with prime minister justin trudeau urging consumers justin trudeau urging consumers to "choose canadian". and china warned it will take and china warned it will take counter measures, after trump counter measures, after trump ordered an additional 10% ordered an additional 10% tariff on chinese goods. tariff on chinese goods. our correspondent nomia iqbal with president trump. is looking at reactions — beginning in canada. just hours after donald trump launched a multi—billion dollar trade war with the us's biggest trade war with the us's biggest trading partner, canada outlined how it would hit back, trading partner, canada with 25% tariffs of its own. like the american tariffs, like the american tariffs, our response will also be our response will also be far—reaching and include far—reaching and include everyday items such as american everyday items such as american beer, wine and bourbon, fruits and fruitjuices, including orange juice. including orange juice. the us tariff is 25% on all products and 10% oil
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leaving toronto locals furious leaving toronto locals furious with president trump. i think it's a crazy idea and i'm surprised he is turning on canada like this. because we were always such good neighbours. but i also think it's going to hurt the us economy because here in ontario we make a lot of auto parts we sell to the us, they make cars. now the cars are going to be more expensive.
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people would understand it. on social media, mr trump said the us subsidised canada to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, repeating his claims they could escape tariffs mexico, too, has been hit with the tariffs of 25%. president trump says they are designed to force in turn, mexico's president accused mr trump of doing nothing to combat violence at the border and threatened retaliatory taxes. retaliatory taxes. here too ordinary citizens fear the consequences of a trade war. china faces a 10% levy on all china faces a 10% levy on all like being the european union, goods and america imports. goods and america imports. translation: i think this is a very systematic thing. it cannot simply be said if they increase tariffs we should also increase tariffs. also increase tariffs. it should be a process it should be a process of mutual cooperation of mutual cooperation and mutual win—win.
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his next target looks his next target looks like being the european union, saying tariffs are likely there. there is no word yet on whether he has the uk in his sights. nomia iqbal, bbc news, florida. border cities in canada are bracing for trump's tariffs. that includes windsor, canada — just across the river from detroit. it's a major hub for us—canada trade. $320—million dollars in goods flow between the two cities each day. windsor�*s mayor, drew dilkens, has launched the �*border mayors alliance' with the aim of protecting those border communities from the impact of tariffs. i spoke with mayor dilkens a little bit earlier. these a little bit earlier. tariffs are expected to land these tariffs are expected to land on tuesday, how is the city preparing? ikla land on tuesday, how is the city preparing?— land on tuesday, how is the city preparing? no doubt cities across the _ city preparing? no doubt cities across the country _ city preparing? no doubt cities across the country will - city preparing? no doubt cities across the country will be - city preparing? no doubt cities across the country will be hit i across the country will be hit hard and first and that's the
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function of the geography of our location, so close to the border city, so the city of windsor being the automotive capital of canada we are 1.5 kilometres away from detroit and it means that the supply chains have been built up over the course of decades and are so tightly integrated it's almost impossible to say a vehicle that rolls off the assembly line was made in one of the cities because as they come off the board have a go across six or seven times. given how interrelated it is, what effect you think that tariffs will have on car manufacturing in canada but also the us? pm manufacturing in canada but also the us?— manufacturing in canada but also the us? �* ., ., also the us? an immediate and chillin: also the us? an immediate and chilling effect _ also the us? an immediate and chilling effect which _ also the us? an immediate and chilling effect which concerns i chilling effect which concerns me but it will impact workers and businesses and and all the way through to mexico, it's a last lose lose proposition one person described as the
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circular firing squad person described as the circularfiring squad being employed and no one will win at the end of the day.— the end of the day. understand our ci the end of the day. understand your city is _ the end of the day. understand your city is one _ the end of the day. understand your city is one of several - your city is one of several along the border region that is grouping together in response to this threat of tariffs. tell us about that.— to this threat of tariffs. tell us about that. we formed an alliance that _ us about that. we formed an alliance that are _ us about that. we formed an alliance that are basically - alliance that are basically along the border from alliance that are basically along the borderfrom coast alliance that are basically along the border from coast to coast all the way from british columbia to new brunswick with many stops in between and our communities will be hit the hardest and it's about linking arms but then being able to reach across the border to communities across the other side and in my case detroit and other communities who are going
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responsive is quickly withresponsive is his and is own and is encouraging canadians to check the label on in viand 7 7 7 and you 7 7 7 and you think that 7 7 a from himik that 7 7 a from himik ti the responsefrom him was ther' - one? there is no other response. _ one? there is no other response, - have . one? there is no other response, - have to | one? there is no other. response, - have to be one? there is no other- response, - have to be able response, you haveta be able strike back response, you haveto be able strike back and the us has response, you haveto be able sti ableack and the us has response, you haveto be able sti able to and the us has response, you haveto be able sti able to feel the us has to be able to feel the pain they to canadians no they cause to canadians for no good there is no good reason. there is no justifiable reason for and justifiable reason for this and don't believe president i don't believe the president has moved forward and he has moved forward and said he is putting the tariffs in place because of border issues, migration or drug issues and we migration or drug issueearlo we a shared goal to relieve and solve the those things and solve the problems together. we don't ’ "legit?” ' 77 w illegal migration into want illegal migration into canada �*support we don't canada or support that we don't want to be part of the solution to illegal fentanyl and and fentanyl and i think that is part of confusion, ie part of the eenfue'ierr; ”ww”? out is part of the eenfueieflg' ' ”' out the figuring euffihatthe is what is the
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uncertainty is and what is the target we are trying reach uncertainty is and what is the targ the �*e are trying reach uncertainty is and what is the targ the goalr trying reach uncertainty is and what is the targ the goal we �*ing reach uncertainty is and what is the targ the goal we are reach uncertainty is and what is the targ the goal we are trying :h uncertainty is and what is the targ the goal we are trying to and the goal we are trying to so we can get the tariffs as asvpossible. n gone as ouick as oossible. i let go, how goge as ouick as oossible. i let go, how long before i let you go, how long you the to be in place you the towers to be in place and is this a negotiating tactic the tariffs to be in tactic —— the tariffs to be in place, if so, what happens place, and if’so, what happens i next? i have still hope for the president _ next? i have still hope for the president will _ next? i have still hope for the president will. an - president will have an epiphany before they take effect in 2a from now, the . 7 from now, the brighter hours from now, the brighter 77 hours from now, the brighter , , will prevail because any minds will prevail because any way you look at this, this is a lose proposition and lose lose proposition and you've heard the saying h -::ee’§§§§ 7 7 77777” 7 7 7 "7777” a'e bears! the u" "ea—f r” , , ,, ,,,, ~ , a war there will be casualties on both sides it's hard to elected official wanting to any elected official wanting to do something that hurts the =- =_ that put them in constituents that put them in office and that is what is going to happen so i hope it does not take effect and if it does not take effect and if it does take effect very quickly consumers on both sides will the pain and those feel the pain and those voices will be sent to state legislators and governors and will be sent to state legisi the s and governors and will be sent to state legisi the s and go\ and rs and who will forsake
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with the conversation with the president that will get him to back down. i imagine people who live in that will get him to back down. i imagin can ople who live in that will get him to back down. i imagin can see who live in that will get him to back down. i imagin can see detroit e in that will get him to back down. i imagin can see detroit across what kind the river. what kind of do you have and to relationship do you have and to what extent do you will change things? i will change things? i don't think any _ will change things? i don't think any one _ will change things? i don't think any one person will. think any one person will dismantle centuries of politics —— positive and :-—: are the friends qté th; ’ thew; with we are the closest friends with the us neighbours and is one person who's made a decision that a bad and bad that is a bad decision and bad for my community and country but bad for us and we will _eei be good friends and allies and we in supporting in two we have in supporting in two and whether we world wars and whether we will be there after the hit and we lost 160 lives in 9/11 and we lost 160 lives in ,, battles so we will get those battles so we will get through this and it will a through this and it will be a
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ride and if we bumpy ride and if we have issues that friction issues that cause friction trade disputes we will have legislation in place that has dispute recognition and and be bad for business or will be bad for business or consumers and all tfsn=unn=r= eras ts all=re== sf ' ' borders. eeheumeie shat ts ett slates at ”f "f" f” borders. t, , ssssshtsis sssi ts stt sisss sf ”f "f" f” borders. t, , the borders. that is the view from canada _ the borders. that is the view from canada and _ the borders. that is the view from canada and sir - the borders. that is the view from canada and sir keir - from canada and sir keir starmer has been talks the 77 to impose tariffs on europe. our economics editor faisal islam gave us the view from the uk i think taking ithink taking is the first i think taking is the first thing ithink taking is the first thing because the first thing to say, because i think the reaction just i think the reaction notjust in europe the uk but also in europe and the uk but also some of the world in some of the corporateworld in. us as well was that some of the us as well was that some of this was rhetoric was "7: 77— = trump believed in the president trump believed in the of tariffs but would he
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concept of tariffs but would he actually levy them or where t= just threats they just threats meant to coerce someone or something and now he's done it, so that's the piece of information and first sisss sf infsrrfistisn ans all being taken very it's all being taken very seriously and indeed the threats for the rest of the countries whether it is taiwan �* the or the �*the or the wider threat or the eu or the wider threat of a universal tariff is being taken seriously so what we have seen and heard of here across europe diplomats been 77 7l7e7ar7nin7g77 7777 7 7 7l7e7ar7nin7g that” 7 7 7 7l7e7ar7nin7g what7they sflsfi�*blffifi [ssrfi'fis is“? tbs? would been sflsfi�*blffifi [ssrfi'fifi is“? tbs? would been the think would have been the lessons the first trump lessons from the first trump term and the china deal -e with lists american goods europe 77 eu7rop7e7c7ould7777 7 77 77 77 tuthhéchhtahé 7 7 7 77 77 eu7rop7e7c7ould7be7said 7 7 7 77 77 e7u7rop7e7c7ould7be7saidto 7 7 77 7b7ought77777 77 77 7 77 bought in any potential base besaht irt snag eeteetisl ,, ,. ,, ,, for base besaht irt arty; eeteetisl ,, ,. ,, ,, for president trump, whether that's arms or liquefied natural or some liquefied natural gas or some of the involved magnets in wind turbines and are all forming 7 are all forming quiet these are all forming quiet strategies of the european economic and diplomatic class.
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economic and diplomatic class, they are still more generally, they are still to work out what is the trying to work out what is the precise motive for these actions because it really depends how you respond to them what think the white house what you think the'white house to achieve. and is trying to achieve. and put, we are getting bluntly put, we are getting different rationale from the white house depending on the day, whether it is really about with trade and dealing with trade deficit and if you are here in the uk, the e= -: deficit is 7 7 deficit is not such a deficit is not sucha big trade deficit is not such a big issue but it is for germany and union so is it in the european union so is it in fact a of diplomatic fast a tool of diplomatic; , , , where essentially the coercion where essentially'tne house the fentanyl white house once the fentanyl to be solved on the crisis to be solved on the" ~ ~ ~ crisis to be solved on the" ~ ~ ~ crisis to be and 77 77 7di7ff7er7e7nt7 7 7 different set of that's a different set of responses but if in fact, taking the his taking the president out in his it's a to raise hundreds of billions or not trillions �* dollars of revenue trillions of dollars of revenue as he said to the world forum, a economic forum, that's a different kettle of fish and will yield a different response from europe. with their families in gaza,
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after being released from prison in israel on friday. they were exchanged for 18 israeli hostages, in the latest stage of the ceasefire deal. while many of the palestinians had been convicted by israel held without charge. is expected to be here in washington early this week for more on the situation, i'm joined by the former deputy coordinator for counterterrorism always great to have you on the programme. ahead programme. looking ahead towards what will be the phase two of the ceasefire deal, negotiations are supposed to negotiations—aresupposed to on monday. but we hear begin on monday. but we hear some concern. that there wasn t a clear plan for when bilateral talks would begin. what kind of footing is this process on right now? thank you, carl. it is only
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fragile footing. that is the we've -iii! weeks where we are to the ceasefire has -e the release of 13 hostages and the release of 13 hostages and the release of 13 hostages and the release of 13 hostages and the release of hundreds of palestinian detainees and prisoners this next phase prisoners but this next phase what many feared we would is what many feared we would not get to so we are in a 77 �* position than many better position than many expected but this is where the rubber hits the road insofar as expected but this is where the rubbe gots the road insofar as expected but this is where the rubbe got to 1e road insofar as expected but this is where the rubbe got to 1e road in how as zt= 77the hostages are going be released 77 77 77 be released and 77 77 be released and which77 77 to be released and which prisoners will be 7 77777 7 7 7 7 a7d7dit7io7nal77 77 777777 77 7 7 additionalaid, released and additional aid, food, medicine is supposed to food medicine is supposed to into the gaza strip and we get into the gaza strip and we know israel has concerns about that benefiting hamas and we that benefiting hamasand we seen hamas the releases me so know they are of hostages so we know they are still in power which is not z to be acceptable to so how 77 77 so how do
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forward and for the community and = -: the re-ion is the region is saying is what the region is saying is a must which is a clear path must do which is a clear path to a a ts’a’f�*atsstinia nstats a toss solution has state solution that has eluded all of us score so many years —7: = -7: it is notjust 7 7 it is notjust the 7 7 it is notjust the israelis m -..seaeeaesssfi~ffm fr" . we em—-e m— thgygu have the role of us has as a hamas. the us has this as a designated terrorist organisation and those the organisation and those in the region are agreed region are not agreed on whether there is a political role for many role for hamas and many make reasonable arguments that those who have been designated as terrorist before become the terrorist'before' become the of the nations and we leaders of the nations and we saw that with yasser arafat and saw that with ryasserrarafat a nd mandela, so there is nelson mandela, so there is that argument that there must be a role for hamas. but on the other hand there are as other he's“ there are others as ,a ~ , ,a v f v , the region, “he “a”! thee ee othe' as a " , m n s n , the region, just in the region, notjust israelis or europe, but in the region that really condemn role in
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first visitor but i think president will say i want continue forward and this to continue forward and you will have to take a tough we peace in step because wewant peace in i've said it and 7-1777 sta7nding by it. *—*-n —”* the first foreign leader to 7 to the 7 to the tru77mp invited to the trump white house. always great to get your house. always greatto'get your and to see �* lovely house. always greatto'get your a you > see �* lovely house. always greatto'get your a you for e �* lovely house. always greatto'get your a you for your �* lovely house. always greatto'get your a you for your time. ly a crackdown on people who use the technology to generate she says the
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