Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre discusses his plans to address potential trade disputes with the United States, vowing to retaliate against tariffs imposed by President Trump. The interview also explores other key issues facing Canadians.
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will appear on MicCHEK on January 16, 2025. As incoming President Donald Trump continues to threaten to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would retaliate, should he become prime minister. The interview covered a wide range of topics, one of which was Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs.
“He’s made it clear he wants to put America first, I’m making it clear I want to put Canada first and that means we have to develop our own infrastructure to export our energy and resources to the rest of the world without going through the U.S., we have to allow more interprovincial free trade in our own,” he said. “I would say to President Trump, I will retaliate with trade tariffs against American goods that are necessary to discourage America attacking our industries. I’d rather we work together, though, because if we do, we can have a bigger, stronger economy.” Haysom asked Poilievre if that was a good tactic, considering the prime minister would need a good working relationship with any U.S. president and that tariffs could hurt Canadian industries. “Unfortunately, it will, and it will hurt Americans as well, so I will be making the case to the mid-west refineries that take in our oil, we send a hundred billion dollars of Canadian oil for $15 below market price…we’re giving that energy to the Americans and they’re reselling it at a huge profit,” he said. “Frankly, if he cuts off his refineries and LNG plants from our resources then there’s going to be lots of unionized American workers who are going to be out of a job, many of them voted of President Trump. So I’m going to say to him, ‘Look, you’re better off, and your workers are going to be way better off by deepening our trade relationship, not attacking your best friend in the whole world.” In addition to the tariffs, the interview touched on affordability, the environment, health care, public safety, and the toxic drug crisis
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