Hey everyone! 😊 Guess what? Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, just met with the next U.S. President, Donald Trump! 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸
They got together in sunny Florida to chat about how Canada and the United States can stay good friends. But there’s a little problem. 😕
Mr. Trump has talked about adding something called “tariffs” on Canadian goods. 🛑 What’s a tariff, you ask? Well, it’s like an extra fee or tax on things coming into a country. So if Canada wants to sell maple syrup 🍁 or cool snowboards 🏂 to people in the U.S., a tariff would make those things more expensive!
This could make it harder for Canadian businesses to sell their products to their neighbors. That’s why Prime Minister Trudeau wanted to talk with Mr. Trump—to keep trade fair and square! 🤗
Trade is super important because it allows countries to share what they make best. It’s like swapping snacks at lunchtime! If one friend brings cookies 🍪 and another brings apples 🍎, trading lets everyone enjoy both.
But imagine if someone said, “You have to give me three cookies for one apple!” That wouldn’t seem fair, right? That’s kind of what’s happening with the trade talk between Canada and the U.S. right now.
Lots of people are watching to see what happens next. Will they find a way to keep trading happily? Let’s cross our fingers! 🤞
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
