Even if we don't counter with Tariffs both countries will be worst off. Volatility of the situation alone means that most people don't want to commit to anything.
The next step in this is probably him carving exceptions for very select companies that'll either pay him off or just go straight in his pocket
Like many have said Pierre had 2 things he wasn't Trudeau and Carbon Taxes. Both were flimsy but enough for voters to latch onto.
Now Trudeau is gone and his response to a real and much bigger tax threat(Trump's 25%) is trying to get something going with "wokeism" it's pretty much down from here.