Trump tariff threat: Eby among premiers heading to Washington [Video]

The “state of the federal government” following the announcement that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would resign means Canada’s premiers are taking the lead in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, British Columbia Premier David Eby said.

Eby said Tuesday that he and other premiers plan to go to Washington where Trump will be inaugurated this month to meet with American decision makers and try to convince the president-elect to back away from his tariff plan.

Eby’s comments in Vancouver come on the same day Trump threatened to use economic force to make Canada the 51st state and continued to promise substantial tariffs on Canada and Mexico in his first news conference since his election win was certified.

Eby said the provincial and territorial leaders have a meeting scheduled Wednesday to discuss how they can co-ordinate, in light of this week’s announcement that Trudeau will give up …