The leader of the Bloc Québécois says Canada is playing with fire by suggesting it could cut oil or electricity exports to the United States if President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to impose tariffs on Canadian goods.
Yves-François Blanchet’s position runs counter to that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most premiers—including Quebec’s François Legault—who have said everything is on the table in negotiations with the Trump administration.
Blanchet told The Canadian Press in an interview Monday that Canada’s best response would be counter-tariffs and it would be “absurd” to cut energy exports….