Quebec premier pledges to fight tariffs, asks SAQ to stop selling U.S. products [Video]

Quebec Premier François Legault has vowed to fight for Quebecers who will be affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Canadian imports.  

He estimates that over 100,000 jobs will be lost in the province.

“Today, Mr. Trump has decided to attack us. We have to stand up, we have to fight to protect our economy, to protect our jobs,” he told reporters Saturday night.

The 25 per cent tariffs are slated to take effect on Tuesday. According to a fact sheet from the White House, they’re expected to remain in place until Trump deems that Canada has taken sufficient action to curb the flow of illegal drugs and migrants across the Canada-U.S. border.

On Saturday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that Canada will impose 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods.

Tariffs will be applied to $30 billion worth of …