Saskatchewan Prime Minister Scott Moe goes to Washington, DC, again against the United States on Canadian Products.
Moe was to leave on Monday with a delegation of business leaders from Saskatchewan in the steel and energy sectors. He is expected to come back on Thursday.
The Prime Minister was in the American capital earlier this month and says that he returns to reduce tensions around the threat of prices.
“Saskatchewan companies play an essential role in North American food and energy security,” Moe said in a press release.
“The relationship between our jurisdictions has a mutual advantage, and we work with the main stakeholders, the chiefs of the industry and the representatives of the government on both sides of the border to build and protect our economies.”
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US President Donald Trump said he was planning to impose 25% prices on Canadian steel and aluminum next month and is considering additional prices on other products.
Saskatchewan exported $ 26 billion in goods in the United States in 2023, with potash and oil among its main exports. Agricultural products represent around 22% of the province’s total exports to the country.
Travel business leaders include representatives of the characteristic Evraz North America, of the producer of Uranium Cameco Corp. and oil and gas producers Cenovus Energy Inc., Enbridge Inc. and Whitecap Resources Inc.
Representatives of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce are also present.
“Thanks to this mission, we aim to shape the perspectives and to shed light on decision -making by highlighting the economic consequences of the prices on our two economies,” said the CEO of the Chamber, Prabha Ramaswamy, in the press release.
CEO of Cameco, Tim Gitzel, added that Canada and the United States have had a long-standing relationship.
“The pursuit by the Trump administration of energy domination and its support for domestic nuclear energy will require Uranium of Saskatchewan – and the expertise and capacity of Cameco through the nuclear fuel cycle”, he said.
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture, Daryl Harrison, also went to Washington, DC on Monday for the National Conference of the State Department of Agriculture.
Harrison said he would have the opportunity to meet US officials and present the Saskatchewan’s contribution to North American competitiveness and food security.
“The future of the Saskatchewan agricultural sector is based on solid international relations and our commercial mission in the United States is strengthening our commitment to open markets and collaboration,” he said.
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