Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country is prepared to respond in a “purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate” manner should President Donald Trump go through with a threatened 25% tariff on Canadian imports on Saturday.

Canada will respond immediately and forcefully if the United States goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, warning Canadians that they could be facing tough times.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada “won’t back down” from President Trump’s threat to impose a 25 percent tariff and that Ottawa will respond accordingly until they are removed.