'Disastrous': Moe, premiers, Trudeau look at options after Trump tariff threat
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico.
by Kyle Duggan and David Baxter · Saskatoon StarPhoenixPremier Scott Moe says a steep new U.S. tariff would be “tremendously negative” for Saskatchewan’s economy and employment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country’s premiers are preparing to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation.
On Monday night, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico on the day he takes office in January. Trump made the comments on his social media platform, Truth Social, saying the tariffs would remain in effect until Canada and Mexico stop illegal border crossings and prevent drugs like fentanyl from entering the U.S.