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

Ahead of a meeting with the prime minister and fellow premiers, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said the threat of U.S. tariffs is not just an economic attack but one on Canada’s values, sovereignty and identity. Furey told CBC’s Rosemary Barton the response needs to be firm but responsible, even as President Donald Trump warned Canada against retaliation.

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 …

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