From the Liveblog of
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Trudeau says Canada won’t retaliate for US mask export ban
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canada won’t bring retaliatory or punitive measures against the United States after the Trump administration announced it would prevent the export of N95 protective masks.
Trudeau says he will speak to US President Donald Trump in the coming days. He said his officials are having constructive conversations with American officials. Trump announced late Friday he would prevent the export of N95 protective masks to ensure they are available in the U.S.
The prime minister said he’ll tell Trump both countries are interlinked in ways that would hurt both nations if supply chains were cut.
“We are not looking at retaliatory measures or measures that are punitive,” Trudeau says.
“We know it is in both our countries interests to cooperate.”
— AP
The Times of Israel Community.