Canadian lawmaker Charlie Angus on Friday blasted Donald Trump over his tariff threats to the northern nation, declaring that his country won’t let the U.S. president chip away at his country’s “values of decency and inclusion.”
“He’s threatening massive tariffs to try and break us as a people. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk,” said Angus — a member of the left-leaning New Democratic Party who serves in the Canadian Parliament — at a press conference.
“And there is the threat from people in our own country who would sell out our birthright to appease the gangster class from Mar-a-Lago. That is not going to happen.”
Angus has previously told Trump to “piss off” over his “juvenile” threats to his country and slammed “loser” Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary for snuggling up to the U.S. president in an attempt to broker a deal to create an “economic union” between the two nations.
On Friday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump would put 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico — as well as 10% tariffs on goods arriving from China — effective Saturday.
“These are promises made and promises kept by the president,” she said of the move that experts warn could cause prices to climb on a “very, very long” list of products.
Canadian officials have entertained putting tariffs on goods imported from the U.S. in response to Trump’s threats.
Chrystia Freeland, a member of the center-left Liberal Party who serves in the Canadian Parliament, suggested putting 100% tariffs on all Tesla vehicles coming from the U.S. in an effort to target those supporting Trump to “make them pay a price” for the “attack” on her nation.
Angus, at the press conference backing a “Pledge for Canada” to respond to challenges facing the nation, suggested putting “200%” tariffs on Musk’s “douche Panzer” should Trump go forward with his plans.
“I would throw as much heat on Elon Musk as possible because he’s a deplorable, disgraceful human being,” Angus said.
Angus — elsewhere in the press conference on the “pledge” — called for Canada to lessen its dependency on its southern neighbor, build the country that its people want and reach out to its “Democratic allies around the world who are determined to protect democracy from the likes of Trump and Putin.”
“And we cannot turn away from our historic role of being a humanitarian friend fort those suffering in this world,” he declared.
“Our borders must continue to welcome and protect those seeking and deserving shelter in our lands.”
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: We represent the incredible regions of our beautiful country, and we are here for one reason: our nation—our beloved Canada—is under threat.
It is an economic threat, but it’s also a threat to our values of decency and inclusion. It’s a threat to our… pic.twitter.com/p6yq3Fa5rD
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 31, 2025