‘You’ll find out’: Trump threatens to ‘punish’ Canada over the wildfires fiasco

US President Donald Trump once again repeated his threat against Canada over the wildfires fiasco that impacted parts of the United States as well. The American president on Sunday said that he has decided to “punish” Canada for the wildfires, and the punishment will be revealed soon.

The remarks from the American leader came after a journalist on board Air Force One asked Trump what measures he will take against Canada over the wildfire issue and if he has planned any punishment. “I have. You’ll find out,” Trump responded, repeating his assertion that “Canada must pay”.

It is pertinent to note that for the longest time, Trump has been threatening to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US covered by a blanket of smoke. The threats came after US lawmakers complained about the wildfires.

“The United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air,” Trump said last month, threatening to impose new levies over Canada’s “willful negligence”. At that time, Trump said in his post on TruthSocial that he would call Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to demand an explanation over his country’s “willful negligence,” accusing the country of “not properly maintaining” their forests and brush.

How Canada is preparing for US’s wrath

Amid the constant threats from the US, Canada’s International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu announced last month that the country’s federal government will launch a “strategic exports office” aimed at helping Canadian businesses land lucrative foreign contracts.

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Sidhu maintained that the office in question will be an arm of Canada’s federal government and the plan aims to help Canadian businesses and government officials be “better coordinated”. “We are launching Canada’s first-ever strategic exports office, working side by side to help our best companies win the biggest contracts in the toughest markets around the world,” the Canadian minister said on July 30.

“Think of the strategic exports office as your government-level dealmaker. It brings strategic advocacy, government financing, and diplomatic support together in one place,” he added. Sidhu noted that the office will have diplomatic and financial experts, along with “business backing from the industries”. Overall, it remains unclear exactly how Trump plans to punish Canada over the wildfires.