Trumps tariff threats are a wake-up call for Canadians, says Alberta premier [Video]

With the threat of steep tariffs on the sale of Canadian goods in the U.S. on pause, the Premier of Alberta said Tuesday there is a long list of things that she says need to be done if Canada wants to avoid similar threats in the future.

On Monday, following a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, just hours before a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports (10 per cent on oil) was scheduled to take effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that the two leaders had come to an agreement, pausing the tariffs for one month.

Under the agreement, Canada agreed to implement at $1.3-billion plan to secure the Canada-U.S. border, including the use of Black Hawk helicopters and other technology, the use of 10,000 front-line personnel, the appointment of a new fentanyl czar, listing drug cartels as terrorists and launching a Canada-U.S. joint strike force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering.

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