Canada will respond immediately and forcefully if the United States goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, warning Canadians that they could be facing tough times.

If the president does choose to implement any tariffs against Canada, we're ready with a response — a purposeful, forceful but reasonable immediate response,' Trudeau said.

Canada will respond immediately with a series of forceful countermeasures if the U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. "It's not what we want,