Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that if President Donald Trump wants to usher in a 鈥済olden age鈥� for the United States, he鈥檒l need the energy, critical minerals and resources that Canada is ready to provide.

鈥淲e are there to be constructive partners,鈥� Trudeau said in his first public comments since Trump suggested he could impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports within days.

The federal cabinet is meeting in Montebello, Que., for a retreat focused on the Canada-U. S. trade strategy.

While Trump had been threatening to impose punishing tariffs on Canada on his first day in office, he opted instead on inauguration day to announce a plan to study alleged unfair trade practices.

The president signed an executive order directing that the study be completed by April 1.

But late Monday evening, as he signed that order and other executive orders, Trump said he鈥檚 thinking about hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on Feb. 1.

鈥淲e are thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada because they are allowing vast numbers of people 鈥� Canada is a very bad abuser also 鈥� vast numbers of people to come in and fentanyl to come in,鈥� he told reporters at the White House.

Trudeau said Canada has been in this situation before with the first Trump administration.

鈥淭here is always going to be a certain amount of unpredictability and rhetoric coming out from this administration,鈥� he said.

Trudeau said his government鈥檚 focus is still on avoiding tariffs 鈥� but if that effort doesn鈥檛 succeed, Canada will respond and 鈥渆verything is on the table.鈥�

鈥淥ur response will be robust and rapid and measured, but very strong. The goal will be to get those tariffs off as quickly as possible,鈥� he said.