{"id":19323,"date":"2024-11-27T22:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T22:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19323"},"modified":"2024-11-27T22:44:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T22:44:27","slug":"tariff-concerns-loom-large-ahead-of-meeting-between-premiers-and-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19323","title":{"rendered":"Tariff concerns loom large ahead of meeting between premiers and Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tPrime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet virtually with the nation\u2019s premiers Wednesday night to discuss President-Elect Donald Trump\u2019s intent to implement a 25 per cent tariff on all products from Canada when he takes office if border issues are not addressed.<\/p>\n


\n\tDalhousie University political science professor and analyst Lori Turnbull says she doesn\u2019t expect there will be immediate unity amongst the leaders on the call.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThis is going to be a process for the prime minister because the premiers have their own views on how this is going to go,\u201d says Turnbull. \u201cI think we can already see the premiers who have spoken about this right out of the gate, they’re taking very different kind of approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tTurnbull points out the discussion isn\u2019t just about tariffs, but Canada\u2019s relationship with the U.S. as a whole.<\/p>\n


\n\tShe admits the tariff threat from President-Elect Trump does not come as a surprise. She says he has always negotiated in this type of fashion to insight chaos and panic. Turnbull adds his tactic is working with Canadian leaders, as each province has differing opinions on how to handle the tariff threat.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhether or not they take a keep Team Canada approach, the fact that there are those multiple voices that have different opinions, that’s a way for Donald Trump to do something like this and then breed that chaos,\u201d Turnbull says, adding it will likely be a few months before it is fully understood how this tariff threat will play out.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe topic remained top of mind at the New Brunswick<\/a> Legislature Wednesday. Official Opposition Leader Glen Savoie urged the government to call for an emergency meeting of the Coalition of Northeastern governors and eastern Canadian premiers to discuss the impact the potential tariffs would have for both sides of the border. Premier Susan Holt says there is a meeting on the calendar, but will look at moving it to a more immediate date.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe premier was not available ahead of her virtual meeting with the prime minister, however Savoie says New Brunswick relies on exports to the U.S. more then any other province. He believes conversations should be had with officials on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cAt the end of the day how do we work with our American counterparts to ensure that the decisions made, or at least the overtures made by the American president, are actually in the best interests of both sides,\u201d Savoie questions. \u201cRight now it’s pretty clear to me that it’s not in the best interest of either side.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tNinety-two per cent of all New Brunswick exports are to the United States.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cSixty per cent of our Lobster goes to the U.S.\u201d<\/h2>\n


\n\tGeoff Irvine is the executive director for the Lobster Council of Canada<\/a>. He says 60 per cent of all lobsters caught in Canada are exported to the U.S., while half of the lobster caught south of the border is exported north.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe says the industries export value was $2.6 billion in 2023, leading to crucial dramatic economic spinoffs for dozens of Maritime communities.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe’ve been preparing actually for months,\u201d says Irvine, referencing tariff threats. \u201cGlobal Affairs Canada actually appointed a senior official back in the summer to liaise with Canadian industry to build a sort of a portfolio of success stories between Canadian and American industries. We’ve put together, a document that outlines how very much intertwined the U.S. and Canadian lobster industries are.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHe says the key to ensuring large damaging tariffs aren\u2019t put in place is highlighting the co-dependency between the two economies.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cAmerican consumers love our fish and seafood,\u201d says Irvine. \u201cAmerican companies who buy our fish and seafood love to make money on our fish and seafood, so they are not going to want to lose that business.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tIrvine says a united approach from all leaders will be required for a successful negotiation. He adds it is too early to predict how a 25 per cent tariff would damage the industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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