Canadian government to announce supports in response to Trump tariffs [Video]

Federal ministers are expected to announce details of the government’s plan to support workers and businesses as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat continues to loom over the Canadian economy.

Steven MacKinnon, Mary Ng and Rechie Valdez — the ministers of labour, international trade and small business — are announcing the details at a news conference in Ottawa on Friday afternoon.

In a partial climbdown on Thursday, Trump said he is pausing tariffs on some Canadian goods until April 2, offering a reprieve from across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs.

In response, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada would delay its second round of retaliatory tariffs, worth $125 billion, until April 2. That’s when Trump’s batch of “reciprocal” tariffs is due to be …