The premiers are set to spend two days making the case to U.S. lawmakers and business leaders that tariffs would unnecessarily harm both countries' economies.
are heading to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday on a diplomatic mission to underscore the Canada -U.S. trading relationship in the face of increasingon all foreign steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada . At the same time, the clock is ticking on talks to avoid sweeping tariffs on all other Canadian exports to the U.S., which were delayed for 30 days early this month.
Ford on Monday promised Ontario would react “hard” and “fast” to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, which Trump said he was imposing without exemptions to shore up American sectors. The Canadian government and the premiers all vowed retaliatory actions, including reciprocal tariffs and a freeze on U.S. investments, if Trump goes ahead with tariffs.
The premier said in a statement previewing her trip that she will “continue efforts to de-escalate tensions between our two countries, work together on shared goals and find common ground so that we can restore our mutually beneficial and enduring friendship.”In January, Smith broke ranks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other premiers, dismissing the possibility of a counter-tariff or freeze on Alberta’s oil and gas shipments, which had been floated as a potential response.
“I don’t think it hurts to do everything possible,” he said. “It may be intangible, it may be hard to show results in the near term, but in the longer term there can be real benefits.
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