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Canada is little than 72 hours distant from the imaginable 25 per cent tariffs being imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Provincial and territorial leaders held a virtual gathering pinch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier today, and Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe said his connection was wide dollar-for-dollar antagonistic tariffs “aren’t connected from Saskatchewan’s perspective.”

Moe told reporters successful Regina up of the gathering that everything leaders opportunity and do must beryllium focused connected “de-escalating the full speech about tariffs.”

He says he’d support a chat about a targeted package of tariffs and it’s worthy considering actions for illustration those taken respective years agone during a meat-labelling conflict pinch the U.S.

Moe besides says export charges connected workplace machinery manufactured successful Saskatchewan would person a short-term effect connected the province’s manufacture but costs American farmers more.

“We should not beryllium successful immoderate measurement escalating the speech to broad-based, dollar-for-dollar tariffs,” Moe said Wednesday astatine the the Western Canada Economic Forum.

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“Export tariffs … if we were to commencement exporting for illustration potash aliases oil, if the national authorities saw fresh to (add tariffs), would rip this state apart.”

Instead, Moe said he favours targeted counter-tariffs and connection pinch the American public.

“We request to perpetually beryllium communicating about the impact, not only of a broad-based tariff from the U.S. but the effect of what imaginable counter-tariffs would be,” Moe said.

It’s a stance Opposition leader Carla Beck shares.

“We will proceed to property this … the value of making the lawsuit to American consumers,” Beck said.

While Moe and Beck voiced what the state needs to do, Economic Development Regina CEO Chris Lane said about the impacts tariffs would person connected the superior city.

“We cognize that we would peel disconnected about $175 cardinal worthy of business retired of the Regina region almost immediately,” Lane said.

According to Lane, the semipermanent impacts connected Regina are moreover worse.

“The much worrying portion is that complete clip if those tariffs and those policies stay implemented is that companies that build their office and accumulation accommodation successful this portion of the world commencement moving that into the U.S.”

While the tariffs are a existent threat for the premier, Moe advocates for focusing connected what is nether the province’s control, for illustration improving separator security.

“Look for opportunities to fulfill possibly immoderate of the concerns that our largest trading partner has.”

Saskatchewan trades about $30 cardinal each twelvemonth down south.

— With files from the Canadian Press

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