安大略省省长道格·福特表示，加拿大必须做好准备，应对美国贸易保护主义政策可能持续很长时间（甚至超过唐纳德·特朗普的任期）。
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada must prepare for the possibility that US trade protectionism will last well beyond President Donald Trump’s administration.
“加拿大与美国的关系已经发生了永久性的变化。我们不能再依赖过去那种世界上最稳固、最繁荣、最安全的经济伙伴关系了，”福特在周三于多伦多发表的演讲中说道。
“Canada’s relationship with the United States has changed permanently. We can no longer depend on what has been the most durable, prosperous and secure economic partnership the world has ever known,” Ford said in a speech in Toronto on Wednesday.
“我们必须为长期的经济挑战做好准备，必须假设这些关税会长期存在。”福特是最新一位呼吁加拿大人做好准备的加拿大官员；无论2028年谁赢得白宫大选，美国都可能继续维持这些关税政策。工业部长梅兰妮·乔利也警告称，美国国内存在两党共识，支持实施这些关税，不过关于应针对哪些行业和国家仍存在争议。
“We need to be prepared for the long haul. We need to plan as if tariffs are here for good.”Ford is the latest Canadian official to suggest Canadians need to brace for the prospect that US tariffs will stay in place, regardless of who wins the White House in 2028. Industry Minister Melanie Joly has also warned there is bipartisan support for those duties in the US, though there’s debate over which sectors and countries should be targeted.
特朗普根据《232条款》对钢铁、铝制品、汽车和木材等产品征收关税，对长期以来依赖美国市场的加拿大相关产业造成了严重打击。美国最近还对多种加拿大商品加征了50%的关税，并对部分商品实施了进口禁令（包括某些酒精饮料）。
Trump’s Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber have hurt those Canadian industries, which have long depended on US market access. The US also recently put 50% levies on an array of Canadian goods and slapped import bans on a small range of products, including some alcoholic beverages.
随着中期选举的临近，美国两党的议员们都呼吁特朗普停止与加拿大的贸易争端，将贸易政策重点放在应对中国的崛起上。
As the midterm elections approach, US representatives in both parties have called on Trump to back off on his trade war with Canada and focus his trade policy on countering China’s rising influence.
不过，如果民主党执政，也不能保证他们会取消对加拿大商品的关税。
But it’s still not guaranteed that Democrats would reverse the tariffs on Canadian goods if they were in power.
加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）是2028年民主党总统大选的潜在候选人；他在8月接受CTV News采访时称，无法保证民主党会取消这些关税，但他表示民主党的贸易政策“与特朗普的政策截然不同”。
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, said in an interview with CTV News in August that he can’t guarantee Democrats would lift the tariffs, but said their approach to trade would be “nothing like” Trump’s.
福特一直支持加拿大采取强硬的报复措施，主张对加拿大商品征收“等额”的反关税；有时甚至会用激烈的语言与总统发生争执。今年8月，当特朗普威胁要将加拿大汽车的关税提高到50%时，福特在广播节目中使用了粗俗的语言，说道：“在我看来，他可以一边儿待着去吧。”
Ford has been a proponent of aggressive retaliation by Canada, advocating “dollar-for-dollar” counter-tariffs — and sometimes sparring with the president in colorful language. In August, after Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canadian autos to 50%, Ford used an expletive on live radio, saying: “He can kiss my a—— as far as I’m concerned.”