Economic uncertainty caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada took centre stage at a recent three-day summit of Great Lakes governors and premiers in Quebec City.
Quebec Premier François Legault and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were joined by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers summit.
The group unites leaders from Ontario and Quebec with their counterparts in states bordering the Great Lakes. The biennial meeting is the group’s first since Trump returned to the White House in January.
The Oct. 6 press conference to close the summit largely focused on the trade relationship between Canada and the United States as well as the Oct. 7 meeting at the White House between Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney….