Winnipeg mayor gets advice from U.S. counterparts amid tariff dispute – Winnipeg [Video]

Winnipeg’s mayor says he was given a warm welcome from his American counterparts — despite the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries — at a meeting with the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Phoenix.

Scott Gillingham told 680 CJOB that the conference gave him good insight into how the current tensions are affecting municipal leaders down south, as well as how they truly feel about their northern neighbours.

“One of the mayors from California came up to me and said, ‘I just want you to know we do not want you to be the 51st state. We respect Canada’s sovereignty,” Gillingham said.

“That was the response I got from all of the mayors — Democratic or Republican mayors. Every mayor in the U.S. that I spoke to understands what mayors in Canada understand: tariffs will hurt cities.”

Gillingham said the municipal government is looking to make its own impact …