Poilievre lays out his plan to deal with Trump and help Canada weather the tariff storm [Video]

On the day U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to hit Canada with a slate of new tariffs that could torpedo cross-border trade, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out his plan to take on the Americans and help this country get through what’s expected to be a tumultuous economic period.

Poilievre told reporters he hasn’t spoken to anyone in the U.S. executive branch since this trade war began, saying he prefers to leave those discussions to the current prime minister so as not to divide Canada’s “voice” and its approach to the “unjustified” American economic threat.

While he hasn’t been directly lobbying the U.S. for a reprieve or popping up on American television, Poilievre said he has been doing his “homework” and he has a plan to try to neutralize the Trump threat.

His plan includes a push to renegotiate the trade deal with the U.S. as soon as possible, …