‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war. Liberal Party leader has proposed a bold countermeasure: slapping 100% tariffs on select American goods, including Teslas, in direct response to Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-the-crosshairs-of-tariff-war-463097-2025-02-01

by mafco

29 comments

  1. Yes, sanction the oligarchs just like we do in Eastern Europe. I know our allies will figure out the best way to retaliate without hurting regular American people.

    Meanwhile I’m boycotting from the inside. No more Amazon Prime, no more Meta.

  3. I think this is step 1, step 2 should be to ban X and Facebook (All
    Meta). Step 3, seize assets (Amazon warehouses, Tesla charging stations and buildings. All under the guise of national security. 🤷‍♂️

  4. I hope Mexico and Canada begin negotiations with China for a free trade zone.

  5. Hitting Tesla is so obvious. Europe will do the same, also to protect our own industry. Time to short TSLA

  6. Hitting US national interests won’t work as Trump/Musk aren’t acting in the national interest. Hit their personal interests and hit them hard.

  7. Canada should absolutely do this. And simultaneously make importing superior electric Chinese cars easier. Once the Chinese models are widely available in Canada we will start to see more of them in the USA too.

  8. Yo Canadians… did you hear what Tesla said about Maple Syrup?

    They said Mrs Buttersworth got what pancakes crave and crude maple was shit.
    If I were you I’d jack those Tesla imports to 200 and I’m guessing you guys didn’t include cybertrucks because Canadians aren’t fucking stupid enough to buy one? Eh?

  9. This is a moment for the rest of the Auto Industry to man up and offer Currant Tesla owners a can’t refuse Trade in…. Go further and bring in a crusher to the lot and broad cast the owner crushing it.

  10. At least somebody is fighting back. In the us half the country has the ball gag in their mouth already

  11. Apparently it hasn’t occurred to dumpy that other countries can also impose tariffs. 

    Then later after they realize imposing tariffs on Mexico, etc isn’t good and won’t work like they want, he will get rid of them and say he saved the economy and he’s a hero. 

  12. President Musk won’t care. He’s got access to the government funds now. He’s probably already skimming off the top. Coming soon: SS and disability payments available only via X-Pay, with a mandatory 10% service fee.

  13. Let’s just lower the tariffs on Chinese tariffs to the point that they are priced competitively to US/JAP automakers equivalent EVs? 

  14. Ban all Musk products- cars, batteries, space launches, from purchasing by Canada.

  16. I hope they target Tesla, Amazon, and social media ad spend (if that’s even possible).

  17. Fuck he’s just gonna invade us for resistance isn’t he …

  19. That would be great if all countries took that approach. If they play games with Musk’s wallet you know Musk will make Trump heel.

  21. Trudeau is an idiot same with his liberals tarries only effect the Americans importing the goods and will make things more expensive there. But is slapping tarrifs will only make things more expensive here why not go have a conversation and be diplomatic instead of throwing insults in media and threats.

  22. and oil and gas. its a no brainer. 300% tarrifs on oils and gas to US. its called a trade war, not a trade dilly

  24. I thought tariffs were bad and only hurt the domestic economy?

    Apparently that’s only true when it’s the US using them though…

  25. I can’t wait for Trump’s new tariffs to bring down the cost of groceries!
    /s

  27. No, not Tesla cars…ALLLLLL products hes associated with.

    I have a feeling the direction the car company is heading, that he really has abandoned that and is going to just let it dwindle and die like he has with X.

    Kick him in the crotch by taxing the every living crap out of starlink. He knows thats becoming a worldwide resourse and I think that and batteries is going to be his final move if he doesnt get ahold of the actual currency printing machines/computer systems at our treasury, which he is taking great strives to get into.

  28. Two can play this game. Trade wars won’t end the way Papaya Palpatine expects that they will.

  29. our leaders have no ability to think orthogonally…. the solution is just varying levels of tariffs, which ironically will hurt Canadians wallets. Teslas suck ass though so I don’t care if you tariff those

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