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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convening an emergency first ministers’ meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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The announcement comes just hours after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on Canada and Mexico the day he takes office in January.
Speaking on his way in to a cabinet meeting this morning, Trudeau said he had a good call with the U.S. president-elect Monday night, noting the effective connections between the two countries.
Trudeau also spoke with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who chairs the premiers’ association known as the Council of the Federation, as well as other premiers last night.
Ford had written to Trudeau requesting an urgent meeting to discuss a united approach to everything from trade and border security to energy, defence and cross-border supply chains.
Trudeau says it’s time to put partisanship aside and take a Team Canada approach.
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