With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump newly threatening a blanket 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian exports to his country, B.C. retailers are likely thinking a step or two ahead, and fearing what the Canadian government would do if Trump acts on his threat when he takes office January 20.
One possible Canadian response to Trump levying a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian imports to his country would be a blanket 25-per-cent tariff on all imports from the U.S. to Canada.
B.C. Premier David Eby, within hours of Trump’s latest declaration, tweeted that if Trump makes good on his tariff threats “Canadians must stand united. Ottawa must respond with strength.“
Retail industry representatives are
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