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Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite 'chaos' in Ottawa: Ford

Published Dec 16, 2024 at 1:40pm

The Canadian Press
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Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite 'chaos' in Ottawa: Ford
Canada's premiers are meeting in Toronto today, and cross-border trade is topping the agenda, on the heels of a tariff threat from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Ontario Premier Doug Ford steps out of an office to speak to the media at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday December 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

All 13 of the country's premiers will remain united as "Team Canada" in the face of a tariff threat from the United States despite "chaos" in Ottawa, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said hours after the federal finance minister's resignation.

Ford chaired a meeting Monday of the provincial and territorial leaders in Toronto, and one of the top agenda items was to discuss a warning from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump that he will impose a 25 per cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico when he takes office.

But the discussions took on a different tone, as Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from cabinet around the time the premiers began their meeting.

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