Trudeau, facing disagreements over US tariff response, to convene cabinet

David Ljunggren - Reuters - 14/01
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing disagreements over how Canada should respond to threatened U.S. tariffs, will hold a cabinet retreat next week focused on defending Canadian interests, his office said on Tuesday.
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  • Alberta opposes curbing energy exports, warns of national unity crisis
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing disagreements over how Canada should respond to threatened U.S. tariffs, will hold a cabinet retreat next week focused on defending Canadian interests, his office said on Tuesday.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, which economists say would trigger a deep recession. Canada sends 75% of all exported goods and services to the United States.
"Cabinet will protect and defend Canadian interests, strengthen Canada's relationship with the U.S., and make unequivocally clear the mutually beneficial trade and security relationship the two countries share," Trudeau's office said.
Trudeau, who will step down as prime minister in early March, is promising countermeasures if Trump carries out his threat and wants a united response from the federal government and 10 provinces.
But splits are emerging and some provinces are unhappy with what they see as a lack of leadership from Ottawa...
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