Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged a “Canada first” approach to foreign policy in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of steep tariffs on Canadian goods.
“President Trump has the right to put his workers and his nation’s security first. I will put Canada’s workers and Canada’s security first,” Poilievre said during a Nov. 26 press conference in Ottawa.
Trump issued a statement a day earlier, pledging a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico starting on Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his administration. Trump adopted an “America First” policy during his first term, which remains a central focus of his platform for his upcoming second term….