Akeeagok, Legault, other premiers to meet with Trump administration over tariff threat – Nunatsiaq News

Jan 13, 2025

President-elect plans 25% surcharge on all goods entering U.S. from Canada

Premier P.J. Akeeagok will be in Ottawa this week and in Washington in February when he and his provincial and territorial counterparts discuss Canada’s relationship with the United States.

Akeeagok’s office confirmed Friday he will join the premiers Wednesday in a first ministers meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to plan a united front on Canada’s trade relationship with the U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is set for Jan. 20, and he has been threatening to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian exports to the U.S. since November, when he was elected.

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