Premiers decry Trump’s tariffs, announce countermeasures and call for federal response [Video]

Several premiers are decrying U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose punishing tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods and are calling for a powerful retaliatory response from Ottawa while implementing countermeasures of their own.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said on Saturday that “we’re in a moment that is historic, an existential threat to the country. It’s not just an economic attack — I believe this to be an attack on Canadians, an attack on their values, on our sovereignty.

“It’s a moment where we need to stand strong and united in such …