前總理 克雷蒂安 嗬斥 特朗普別胡鬧

前總理讓·克雷蒂安敦促特朗普“停止胡鬧”

凱瑟琳·莫裏森，加拿大新聞社，2025年3月9日
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/03/09/former-prime-minister-jean-chretien-tells-trump-to-stop-this-nonsense/

馬克·卡尼以超過85%的首輪投票率和超過86%的總得票率贏得了自由黨領袖競選。這位前加拿大央行和英格蘭銀行行長強調，他打算立即廢除消費者碳稅。

渥太華——周日自由黨新任領導人公布前，前總理讓·克雷蒂安登台就關稅和對加拿大主權的威脅對美國總統唐納德·特朗普進行了譴責。

克雷蒂安警告聚集在渥太華的自由黨人士，由於特朗普政府持續的敵意，加拿大與美國“長期且富有成效”的關係正在破裂。

這位前總理讚揚了賈斯汀·特魯多總理領導的政府以及加拿大各省省長在過去幾周應對特朗普威脅時所展現的領導力。

他表示，加拿大政府的反擊是正確的，並表示加拿大政府可以采取更進一步的行動，對石油、天然氣、鉀肥、鋼鐵、鋁和電力征收出口稅，打擊美國的“痛處”。他建議，這筆錢可以用來建設基礎設施。

克雷蒂安表示，這些“不合理”的關稅對加拿大人和美國人都將造成雙輸的局麵，但對加拿大來說，這“不僅僅是金錢問題”。

他敦促加拿大人挺身而出，捍衛自己的國家，並補充說，加拿大雖然是一個好鄰居，但也是一個自豪而獨立的國家。

“老家夥們，別再胡鬧了，”克雷蒂安對人群說。“加拿大永遠不會加入美國。”

克雷蒂安表示，加拿大將永遠是“世界上最好的國家”。他感謝特朗普“前所未有地”團結了加拿大人民，並開玩笑說他應該獲得加拿大勳章。

“從曆史上看，盡管我們關係友好，但我們也遇到過問題，但我們總能找到解決辦法，”他說。“我們過去曾與美國合作，我告訴你們，未來我們還會繼續這樣做。”

“我們將度過非常艱難的時期，但我相信，我非常有信心，下一任總理將與各位總理、下議院各政黨領導人以及世界各地的盟友攜手合作，共同應對特朗普先生給全世界帶來的挑戰。”

特朗普威脅要對加拿大征收關稅，並動用“經濟力量”，使加拿大成為美國的第51個州。

特朗普對來自墨西哥和加拿大的進口產品征收25%的關稅，隨後迅速暫停征收，此舉引發市場對貿易戰的擔憂，導致市場暴跌。特朗普在接受福克斯新聞頻道“周日早間期貨”節目的錄音采訪時表示，他更廣泛的“互惠”關稅計劃將於4月2日生效。

加拿大通訊社於2025年3月9日首次發布本報道。

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien tells Trump to 'stop this nonsense'

By Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press  Mar 9, 2025
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/03/09/former-prime-minister-jean-chretien-tells-trump-to-stop-this-nonsense/

Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race with over 85% of the points on the first ballot, and over 86% of all votes. The former Bank of Canada and England governor emphasized he intends to immediately repeal the consumer carbon tax.

OTTAWA — Moments before the new Liberal leader was announced on Sunday, former prime minister Jean Chrétien took to the stage to reprimand U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs and threats to Canada’s sovereignty.

Chrétien warned a crowd of Liberals gathered in Ottawa that Canada’s “long and fruitful” relationship with Americans was falling apart with continued hostility coming from the Trump administration.

The former prime minister applauded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Canada’s premiers for their leadership in the last few weeks standing up to Trump’s threats.

He said the government is right to retaliate and said Canadian governments could go even further, hitting Americans “where it really hurts” by imposing an export tax on oil and gas, potash, steel, aluminum and electricity. The money could be used to build up infrastructure, he suggested

Chrétien said the “unjustified” duties will be a lose-lose situation for both Canadians and Americans but that, for Canada, this is about “more than money.”

He urged Canadians to stand up for the country, adding that while Canada is a good neighbour, it’s also a proud and independent country.

“From one old guy to another old guy, stop this nonsense,” Chrétien told the crowd. “Canada will never join the United States.”

Chrétien said Canada will remain “the best country in the world.” He thanked Trump for uniting Canadians “as never before” and joked that he should receive the Order of Canada.

“Historically, despite our friendship, we have had problems but we always found a way to solve them,” he said. “We have worked with and collaborated with the U.S. in the past and I’m telling you we will do so in the future.”

“We are going to be living very difficult times but I’m confident, I’m very confident that the next prime minister will work with the premiers, the leaders of all the political parties in the House of Commons and allies around the world to stand together to meet the challenges that Mr. Trump is creating for the whole world.”

Trump has threatened Canada with tariffs and “economic force” to make it the 51st state.

After imposing and then quickly pausing 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada that sent markets tumbling over concerns of a trade war, Trump said in a taped interview with Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that his plans for broader “reciprocal” tariffs will go into effect April 2.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2025.