Trudeau to meet with premiers as Trump threatens hefty tariffs on Canadian goods [Video]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s agreed to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts after Donald Trump threatened to impose hefty tariffs on Canadian goods.

The U.S. president-elect said Monday night that on his first day back in the White House, he would impose a 25 per cent tax on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning, Trudeau said he plans to meet with Canada’s premiers “this week” to discuss how to approach the Canada-U.S. relationship.

“This is a relationship that we know takes a certain amount of working on, and that’s what we’ll do,” Trudeau said before heading into a meeting with his cabinet.

“One of the really important things …