Second US tariff hits Canadian goods as August 19 deadline looms
“Everything is on the table” in negotiations, Carney said after a four-hour meeting with the premiers in Charlottetown on July 23, according to BNN Bloomberg.
It “would be counterproductive at this stage to respond in advance,” he added.
The premiers split on how hard to push back.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged Ottawa to answer forcefully, telling reporters, “We have to hit them back with everything we have until they feel the pain,” and calling for limits on exports of potash, minerals, and energy, all of which the New York Times noted sit outside the August tariffs.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, by contrast, said using oil as a bargaining chip would not work for her province, and the Times reported that further retaliation is not widely endorsed by economists.
