Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, autos and goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement have upended the status quo. He has threatened to raise some of those tariffs to 35 percent by Aug. 1. Canada sends more than 75 percent of its exports to the U.S.

The US president's remarks come after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled earlier this week that Canada "will not accept a bad deal".