Premiers to meet Trump official at the White House as they lobby against tariffs | CBC News
A team of Canada’s premiers is meeting with senior White House officials on Wednesday as they continue to make the case against tariffs on Canadian goods.
All 13 premiers have been in Washington this week to present a united front
A team of Canada’s premiers are meeting with senior White House officials on Wednesday as they continue to make the case against tariffs on Canadian goods.
All 13 premiers made the trip to the U.S. capital this week to present a united front against President Donald Trump’s twofold tariff threats against Canada.
While P.E.I. Premier Dennis King and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston had to leave early due to weather concerns, the remaining premiers will be meeting with Jim Blair, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, sources tell CBC News.
Trump signed executive orders on Monday that will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports — including from Canada — starting March 12.
Those tariffs would stack on top of 25 per cent tariffs that Trump has been threatening to impose on most Canadian goods. Those tariffs were set to come into force last week, but Ottawa reached an agreement with the Trump administration to delay their implementation until at least March 4.
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