All 13 of the country91裸聊视频檚 premiers will remain united as 91裸聊视频淭eam Canada91裸聊视频� in the face of a tariff threat from the United States despite 91裸聊视频渃haos91裸聊视频� in Ottawa, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said hours after the federal finance minister91裸聊视频檚 resignation.

Ford chaired a meeting Monday of the provincial and territorial leaders in Toronto, and one of the top agenda items was to discuss a warning from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump that he will impose a 25 per cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico when he takes office.

But the discussions took on a different tone, as Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from cabinet around the time the premiers began their meeting.

At the Council of the Federation meeting closing press conference, Ford painted the premiers as having a steady set of hands on the tiller amid far more turbulent federal waters.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 chaos right now up in Ottawa and it91裸聊视频檚 time that what we do every single day, the premiers: we step up and we91裸聊视频檒l make sure that we tell the world that there is stability here,91裸聊视频� Ford said.

91裸聊视频淭here is certainty here in Canada and by all means it91裸聊视频檚 a great place to invest in any of our provinces or territories.91裸聊视频�

Canada91裸聊视频檚 efforts to push back on the tariff threat won91裸聊视频檛 be derailed by the resignation of one person, said Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King.

91裸聊视频淓verything seems chaotic, but if you look to the south of the border, chaos seems to rule the day down there every day of the week,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淲e have a really good case to put forward. And there are a lot of people working on this, from the premiers91裸聊视频� tables, from all of our staffs, or all of the individual businesses we deal with across the country91裸聊视频�There91裸聊视频檚 a lot more going on than just what might be captivating our attention in Ottawa today.91裸聊视频�

Freeland91裸聊视频檚 resignation letter 91裸聊视频� coming the same day as she had been set to deliver a fall economic update 91裸聊视频� said she and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been 91裸聊视频渁t odds,91裸聊视频� and she wrote that Canada needs to eschew 91裸聊视频渃ostly political gimmicks91裸聊视频� as it braces for a tariff war.

She also wrote that pushing back against American economic nationalism means working in good faith and humility with the premiers.

The premiers, through Ford, said Monday the federal government needs to do a better job of engaging them on a strategy to fight back against the threatened tariffs. The provincial and territorial leaders are planning a premiers91裸聊视频� mission to Washington, D.C., in February.

They can91裸聊视频檛 afford to lose momentum, said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

91裸聊视频淚f our collective goal is to avoid tariffs, we91裸聊视频檙e only a month out from that, or thereabouts,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淚 would say that the premiers at this table offer the continuity in being able to maintain that pressure, and maintain that push with our American counterparts, and I think we91裸聊视频檙e all going to be committed to doing that.91裸聊视频�

Premiers met Sunday night with the Business Council of Canada to hear from people who have significant relationships with CEOs in the United States, as well as governors and senators, said New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt.

91裸聊视频淲e are bringing everything we have to this to make sure that we are protecting Canadians from the tariffs that have been suggested,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭hat effort is made stronger by everyone at this table, who is working together, using our connections and our relationships with governors, with business and coming at this from every angle.91裸聊视频�

Trump has suggested that the tariffs will come into place unless both countries stop illegal border crossings and prevent drugs like fentanyl from entering the U.S.

The premiers have had virtual meetings with Trudeau to discuss the tariffs, press him for more funding on border security and plan a co-ordinated response. Those types of meetings need to happen regularly, the premiers said.

While some premiers have spoken about different approaches to handling Trump91裸聊视频檚 tariff threat, Ford has said they are all in agreement on the need to tighten border security and that Canada should meet its commitment to spend two per cent of its GDP on national defence. Trudeau has pledged to meet that target by 2032.

Ford has come out strongly in favour of retaliatory tariffs and has threatened to in turn cut off the electricity the province supplies to several states.

But other premiers have spoken in favour of a different approach, with Smith saying she prefers the diplomatic route and doesn91裸聊视频檛 support retaliatory tariffs or cutting off Alberta91裸聊视频檚 oil and gas exports.

The premiers also agreed Monday on a new proposal to speed up approvals for life-saving medications. They will direct their ministers of health to begin a pilot project that will cut approvals processes by nine months, Ford said.