Ottawa, Gatineau mayors urge provinces to free up interprovincial trade [Video]

The mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau are lobbying their provinces to remove interprovincial trade barriers to strengthen the local economy amid the threat of a Canada-U.S. tariff war.

“Our region is unique in that it consists of two cities in two different provinces, yet functions as a single metropolitan area,” reads the statement from Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Gatineau Mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette.

“In light of the emerging tariff threat, we believe this moment presents an opportunity to better leverage the economic potential of our region.”

The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities met in Ottawa Thursday, where Marquis-Bissonnette and Sutcliffe were able to share economic concerns with their counterparts about U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to heavily tax Canadian goods early next month.

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