British Columbia Premier David Eby said he supports the proposed “pan-Canadian approach” to respond to the president-elect. that of Donald Trump tariff threat.
Trump said Canada and Mexico must combat illegal migration and trafficking of fentanyl into the United States or face tariffs on all U.S. imports.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a second virtual prime ministers’ meeting on Canada-U.S. relations.
In the past, Eby has had harsh words about the proposed tariffs and the impact they could have in B.C.
That didn’t change after Wednesday’s meeting.
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“President-elect Trump’s unwarranted threat of tariffs on Canadian products would be a disaster for workers and businesses on both sides of the border, and we support the proposed national approach to responding to this threat,” Eby said in a statement. .
“At (Wednesday’s) national meeting, I presented the issues and solutions I heard from the people and businesses of B.C. We will continue to do our part in British Columbia to bring together business and labor leaders to protect local industries from Trump’s tariffs and keep good jobs right here in British Columbia.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said after the meeting that the federal government had agreed to his “specific requests” to add police resources to the border and to ask Health Canada to share origin data fentanyl found in Canada.
“They have a plan, but it’s one thing to have a plan. Now we have to implement it,” he told reporters at Queen’s Park.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who also co-chairs the revived Cabinet committee on U.S. relations with LeBlanc, told reporters that several prime ministers have come out “strongly in favor of a strong Canadian response to the tariffs.” unjustified customs duties” if Trump follows through on his threat in January.
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