Quick quotes: How Canada is reacting to Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff [Video]

Here’s how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada:

“The fact is we need them, and they also need us. Canada is the largest market for the U.S. in the world, larger than China, Japan, the U.K. and France combined.”

“This is a moment when Canada needs to be united. We need to be strong, and we need to be smart.”

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland

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“I’m calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to put partisanship aside, and in the spirit of Team Canada, to accept that he cannot go ahead with quadrupling the carbon tax to 61 cents a litre.”

“Next, he has to cancel all tax increases; tax increases on work, investment and making stuff in Canada.”

“I don’t want to stop drug overdoses to please Donald Trump. I want to stop drug overdoses so that …