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Amid Trump Tariffs Uncertainty, Canada Should Bolster Economy, Sovereignty: Poilievre

3 March 2025 12:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada should focus on making the country strong and self-reliant, as threats of cumulative U.S. tariffs loom.
Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa on March 2, Poilievre said Canada needs to “take back control of our economy and become strong, self-reliant, and sovereign.”
“We must bring home our jobs, our resources, our production, our supply chains,” he told reporters. “We must not only harvest our resources, but … we must build LNG [liquefied natural gas] plants and ports that can get those resources to overseas markets.”
The Conservative leader’s comments came as the first round of U.S. tariffs are scheduled to go into effect on March 4….