Poilievre won’t say if he’ll back tariffs on U.S.-bound oil to combat Trump’s 25% threat [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won’t say whether he backs the premiers and prime minister’s threat to impose export tariffs or restrict the supply of oil and gas bound for the United States as a possible response to president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariff regime.

When asked by reporters on Thursday in Vancouver whether he agreed Canada should be prepared to use every economic tool necessary to retaliate — or would he instead stand behind Alberta Premier Danielle Smith — Poilievre dodged the question.

“By blocking pipelines and LNG plants in Canada, the Liberals have forced Canadians to sell almost all of our energy to the United States, giving President Trump massive leverage in making these tariff threats,” the Conservative leader said at a speech where he announced he would reverse the Liberals’ changes to the capital gains tax.

Poilievre went on to say that if he was prime minister, he would have approved pipelines like Northern Gateway and Energy East, as well as fast-track approvals for LNG …