People in P.E.I.’s beef industry are raising concerns about Donald Trump’s tariff threat. The president of Atlantic Beef Products was part of a Canadian delegation to Washington in December, telling American legislators about their concerns with the proposed 25% tariff on imports from Canada. They fear the move could cause a glut of beef in Canada, which would ripple through the industry. Nancy Russell visited the beef plant in Borden-Carleton to find out more.
People in Prince Edward Island’s beef industry have told American politicians face to face that they are worried about Donald Trump’s impending tariff on imports from Canada.
The U.S. president-elect is promising to slap a 25 per cent tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico on Jan. 20, his first day in office, unless the countries curb the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders.
Russ Mallard was part of a Canadian delegation who went to …