REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s not straying from the Team Canada approach in responding to looming tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Moe and other premiers met virtually with the prime minister to discuss Trump's threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods by Feb. 1, in response to concerns including border security.But the premier says he doesn’t want to see dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs that would hurt Canadians and industry.Moe says broad-based tariffs with the U.S. would not be in Canadians' best interest.When the premiers last met, all but one signed a joint statement to stand united.
"We should not be applying export tariffs to products that Canadians are producing … we very much are looking actively at how we as a province can ensure that that would never happen to Saskatchewan ." Moe added that Saskatchewan is the least dependent province on exports to the U.S., as 55 per cent of its goods cross the border.
He called on Saskatchewan businesses to appeal to their American counterparts to advocate on Canada’s behalf to U.S. lawmakers. Saskatchewan Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck said her party has been meeting with industry officials and many have been reaching out to their connections south of the border about the tariffs.“This is a time, again, for all hands on deck,” said Beck. “It’s time to take every measure possible when it comes to warding off these tariffs, these devastating tariffs.”
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