Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unwilling to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump leaves any U.S. tariffs on Canada, a senior government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Now, it’s not in my habit to agree with The Wall Street Journal, but Donald, they point out that – even though you are a very smart guy – this is a very dumb thing to do,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Thursday speech.

Automakers received temporary reprieve Wednesday from US President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, as concerns mounted over consumer impacts and talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yielded no immediate breakthrough.

A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not willing to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada, The official confirmed the stance on

Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on products entering the US from Canada and Mexico, and has increased a levy on goods coming from China. The Canadian prime minister announced retaliatory tariffs on US exports and warned that a trade war would be costly for both countries.

The Big Three automakers were able to secure a month-long tariff exemption on Wednesday after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump — but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped a call to the Oval Office with no such guarantees for Canada.