P.E.I. ready to do ‘whatever it takes’ to help Island exporters weather tariff storm, says Compton [Video]

Government officials and businesses breathed a sigh of relief when Canada was spared from U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs, but P.E.I.’s premier says the province won’t be resting on its laurels.

As it has every day of this spring sitting of the legislative assembly, the trade war between the two countries came up during question period Thursday.

Premier Rob Lantz said the province is continuing to help Island exporters hunt down new markets for their products.

“We’re doubling our trade missions abroad, and that’s a start. I spoke with other premiers this morning. That is a measure most of them are taking,” Lantz said in the legislature in response to questions from Opposition Leader Hal Perry.

P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz says his government plans to roll out plans to remove some interprovincial trade barriers by next week. (Rick Gibbs/CBC)

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