Washington – President Trump candidate in Canada has confirmed the country's sovereignty on Thursday due to the recurrent threats of the president to make some of the United States.
“Canada is a sovereign state, yes,” said Pete Hoktrha during its approval hearing, when democratic senator Chris Kokons asked if she agreed to “be even known.”
Hoktra also said that the two countries “have a wonderful history of working together.” He added that “free, fair trade” Mr. Trump's priorities will “grow business connection” with Canada.
On Thursday, Mr. Trump asked the US and Canadian international border, calling it a “artificial line” that someone came out for decades ago.
“It simply came to our notice then.” He said.
Mr. Trump this week imposed 25% tariffs From Canada steel and aluminum imports and threatened to double charges if the country will not stop its new 25% surcharge on electricity exports to several US states.
Mr. Trump justified the tariffs to protect US interests, although the trading agreement with Canada was negotiate and sign himself in his first termA number of President suggested that Canada must receive its applications to alleviate economic pressure.
“The only thing that makes sense is Canada will become fifty fifty first-day state,” Mr. Trump wrote on Tuesday. “This will make all the tariffs, and everything else disappears completely. The Canadians' taxes will fall very significantly, they will be safer, and ever, be larger and stronger than ever, and Canada will be larger and larger.