Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country's premiers will gather in Ottawa to devise a strategy against potential tariffs from the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada 's premiers will meet in Ottawa on January 15 to finalize a plan to respond to tariff threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump . The meeting comes as the federal and provincial governments are seized with responding to Trump 's promise to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on Canada and Mexico on January 20 and his escalating rhetoric about turning Canada into the 51st state.
Trudeau's office said earlier this week they were looking to meet in-person after two virtual first ministers' meetings on Trump's tariffs took place in November and December. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, after meeting virtually with other premiers Wednesday, confirmed that the meeting will happen and said Ottawa has provided a 'small list' of proposed retaliatory tariffs. He would not reveal what they are. 'I don't think it's strategic for Canadians or Ontarians to hand out the list,' Ford said. The premiers have a strong plan, but Ford said they want to hear what strategy the federal government has come up with. 'Let's just make sure that we do everything in our power, I mentioned to the premiers, to avoid these tariffs,' Ford said. In 2018, after Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum during his first term in the White House, Canada retaliated with tariffs on dozens of American exports tailored to cause maximum pain to Republican leaders in their home states, including whisky, chocolate, yogurt, and orange juice. Trudeau's announcement Monday that he will resign as prime minister as soon as the Liberals elect a new leader added some uncertainty to Canada's ability to respond, and prompted a new round of insults from Trump about Trudeau's leadership. But Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who has been at the forefront of the national response thus far, said Monday he won't seek the leadership so he can focus solely on it
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