Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with provincial and territorial premiers Wednesday to talk Canada-U.S. relations, marking their first such huddle since Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 dinner at incoming U.S. president Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 Mar-a-Lago estate.
The premiers will meet virtually and discuss a plan to tackle Trump91裸聊视频檚 threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports.
91裸聊视频淲e have to have a strategy that serves Canadians. There91裸聊视频檚 no room for freelancing here,91裸聊视频� said Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 why I think the meeting that91裸聊视频檚 happening today is extremely important.91裸聊视频�
He was one of a handful of Liberal MPs to carefully comment outside of the party91裸聊视频檚 Wednesday caucus meeting.
91裸聊视频淲e need a co-ordinated, coherent approach to the challenge that is Donald Trump,91裸聊视频� said John MacKay. 91裸聊视频淯nited we stand, divided we fall.91裸聊视频�
The first ministers91裸聊视频� meeting comes just a day after Trump launched more jibes at Trudeau on social media by 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.
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.
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.
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 also 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 Ontario Premier Doug Ford hosts the fall premiers91裸聊视频� meeting in Mississauga, which lasts Sunday through Monday.
