As Donald Trump teases steeper tariffs on Canadian products, Canada readies its $37 billion in retaliatory measures and politicians begin debating the move. Targets will likely be critical minerals with national unity and economic ties to the center.

President Donald Trump affirmed on Thursday that imports from U.S. allies Mexico and Canada will be hit with a 25% tariff starting on Saturday. Speaking to the press from the Oval Office, Trump said that his administration will follow through in announcing tariffs on America’s neighboring countries for “a number of reasons”—chiefly among them being an alleged influx of migrants at the U.

We don’t need the products that they have. We have all the oil that you need. We have all the trees you need,” he said.

Days before tariffs that have the potential to cripple Canada's economy are expected to come into effect, the country's political leaders are still in the dark about what exactly U.S. President Donald Trump will do.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would likely decide by the end of the day whether to put a 25% tariff on imports of Mexican and Canadian oil that would take effect on Feb 1. Trump has repeatedly warned Mexico and Canada - two of the United States' top trading partners - he will impose tariffs if the two countries do not end shipments of fenatanyl and the flow of migrants across U.