President Donald Trump is following through with 25 per cent tariffs on any steel and aluminum entering the United States.

He signed an executive order on Monday night to increase the tax “without exceptions or exemptions.”

Statistics from 2024 show about 40 per cent of aluminum imports to the U.S. were made in Canada.

“We don’t need it from another country. If we make it in the United States, we don’t need it to be made in Canada. We’ll have the jobs. That’s why Canada should be our 51st state,” Trump remarked.

Trump first made the surprise announcement on Sunday as he was flying to New Orleans for the Superbowl.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to respond to the tariffs but both opposition leaders have called for retaliatory measures and support for workers.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said harsher penalties should be applied to Tesla and its owner Elon Musk.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called the tariffs and “wake up call” and stated if he forms the next government any proceeds from retaliation tariffs would go back to support the steel and aluminum industry.