Former foreign and financial minister Chrystia Freeland, a contender to replace Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister, told CNN on Sunday morning that Canadians are "hurt" by Donald Trump imposing tariffs on their country and she wishes he would just "It is an act of economic warfare.

Chrystia Freeland, former Canadian deputy prime minister, said on Sunday that President Trump’s decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods is a “betrayal” and an “act of economic

“This action is utter madness,” Freeland said on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS." “It is a betrayal of America's closest friend — your ally, your neighbor, your best partner in the whole world. It is an act of economic warfare.”

In an interview on ABC News' "This Week," Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Canadians are "perplexed" and "disappointed" by President Trump's tariffs.

Canada will retaliate against President Donald Trump's new tariffs with 25% levies on a raft of U.S. imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday (February 1), warning Americans that Trump's actions would have real consequences for them.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would respond to President Trump's decision to enact a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S. by implementing a 25% tariff against $155 billion in U.