"We're ready with a response - a purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate response. It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act," he said in televised remarks, adding that all options were being considered.

Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

Canada will respond immediately with a series of forceful countermeasures if the U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. "It's not what we want,