Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 threat to levy a 25 per cent import tax on all Canadian goods, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to withhold the province91裸聊视频檚 energy, which it exports to five states.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檒l use every tool in our toolbox, including cutting them off,91裸聊视频� Ford said immediately after a meeting of the country91裸聊视频檚 premiers with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some members of the federal cabinet.

It was the second such meeting since Trump made the tariff threat, and the first since Trudeau flew to Florida to have dinner with the president-elect at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

In a Nov. 25 social media post, Trump said he would impose tariffs on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico unless both countries stop the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S.

Ford told reporters in Toronto on Wednesday that the federal government is preparing retaliatory tariffs.

91裸聊视频淲e need to be ready to fight, this fight is 100 per cent coming on Jan. 20 or Jan. 21,91裸聊视频� he said, referencing the date of Trump91裸聊视频檚 inauguration.

In Ottawa, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters 91裸聊视频渁 number of premiers spoke out strongly in favour of a robust Canadian response to unjustified tariffs91裸聊视频� during the virtual meeting late Wednesday afternoon.

91裸聊视频淪ome premiers proactively identified products that their provinces produce and export to the United States and which the U.S. relies on, and which should be considered as part of the Canadian response. This included some critical minerals and metals.91裸聊视频�

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government shared details of its border plan with the premiers, who offered to contribute provincial resources to the effort.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to incorporate many of the positive suggestions that the premiers made into finalizing our border plan,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd then obviously a priority will be to share details of this plan with the incoming Trump administration and with Canadians in the coming days.91裸聊视频�

Ford said the premiers are on board with the plan to deal with Trump91裸聊视频檚 concerns about the border, but it needs a bit of 91裸聊视频減olish.91裸聊视频�

The premiers also asked for more 91裸聊视频渂oots on the ground91裸聊视频� at the border, including increasing the number of officers with the Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP, which Trudeau agreed to do.

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said in an interview he 91裸聊视频減ersonally was very impressed by what Canada put on the table in a response to border security and the illicit trade of fentanyl.91裸聊视频�

Freeland noted Canada responded to U.S. tariffs in 2018, and said 91裸聊视频渙ur response worked.91裸聊视频�

During Trump91裸聊视频檚 first administration, he used his national security powers to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminum imports.

Canada and other countries brought their own duties, targeting products for political, rather than economic, reasons. One of those was a 10 per cent yogurt duty, where most of the product impacted came from one plant in Wisconsin, the home state of then-Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Ultimately, Canada was able to negotiate an exemption.

The first ministers91裸聊视频� meeting came a day after Trump launched more jibes at Trudeau on social media, calling him governor of 91裸聊视频渢he great state of Canada91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� a nod to his ribbing that he might just have Canada join the U.S. as its 51st state.

Ahead of the meeting, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said some conservative premiers have been giving off 91裸聊视频渧ery mixed messages,91裸聊视频� and now is the time to send signals of unity and a show of strength.

91裸聊视频淲hat we need to do is acknowledge Trump is a bully. Bullies look for weakness. That91裸聊视频檚 why he91裸聊视频檚 trolling us,91裸聊视频� Singh said, demanding a clear plan of action.

Lawmakers are days away from starting an extended winter holiday break, but when MPs return to Parliament in January, it will be after the presidential inauguration 91裸聊视频� making Trump91裸聊视频檚 social media taunts and threats all the more serious.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in the face of that the government needs to strike the right tone.

91裸聊视频淭his is the first inning. Yeah, sure, there91裸聊视频檚 some goofy stuff going on, there91裸聊视频檚 some shenanigans, but we have to be serious about this. Canadians expect their government to be serious about the border, about making sure Canadians are safe and secure,91裸聊视频� he said on Wednesday morning.

91裸聊视频淲e can91裸聊视频檛 be arguing against ourselves and at cross purposes, I think that91裸聊视频檚 really important,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淏ecause anything the U.S. does impacts Canada so severely, this isn91裸聊视频檛 the time for partisanship.91裸聊视频�

Canada has vowed to beef up border security in the face of Trump91裸聊视频檚 threats, despite a lack of evidence for his claims about illicit fentanyl pouring into the U.S. from Canada.

Singh accused Trudeau of so far only acquiescing to Trump91裸聊视频檚 demands.

But Liberal MP Sean Casey said it91裸聊视频檚 not a problem if it appears Canada is bending to Trump91裸聊视频檚 pressure.

91裸聊视频淲hether it looks like we91裸聊视频檙e caving to his demands is completely irrelevant,91裸聊视频� he said as he headed into the caucus meeting. 91裸聊视频淚f his demands are aligned with the best interest of Canada, the perception of the relationship doesn91裸聊视频檛 matter.91裸聊视频�

Wednesday91裸聊视频檚 high-level meeting also comes days before Ford hosts the fall premiers91裸聊视频� meeting in Mississauga, which lasts Sunday through Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 11, 2024.

91裸聊视频� With files from Nick Murray and Liam Casey in Toronto

Anja Karadeglija and Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press