OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country’s premiers will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the threat of steep new U.S. tariffs.
The meeting will be held virtually at 5 p.m., the Prime Minister’s Office said.
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 the day he takes office in January.
Trump made the comments on 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.
Trudeau said he had a good call with
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