Tariffs threatened by Trump could undermine food and energy security, Sask. premier warns [Video]

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning a 25 per cent tariff U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is threatening would hurt Canada’s food and energy sectors and be “disastrous” for economic stability and security on both sides of the border.

“We’ve dealt with this in the past, and we need to approach it the same way now — working with the incoming Trump administration to address their concerns while ensuring that these tariffs, if they do come, are short-lived,” Moe told host David Cochrane in a Friday interview with CBC’s Power and Politics.

Moe specifically dismissed the idea of retaliatory export tariffs, a countermeasure some have floated in response to U.S. tariff threat. He argued that such a move would harm Canadian producers and create broader economic disruptions.

“I’ll be asking the prime minister for assurances that these export tariffs are just simply not under consideration, nor should they be,” he said.

Last month, Trump said he will …