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Saskatchewan’s premier had definite thoughts about what should and shouldn’t be happening around the tariff situation with the U.S.A. after a call with other premiers and the prime minister.
The call happened Dec. 11, and since then, Ontario’s premier has talked about possibly ending energy exports to the U.S.A., and Alberta has spoken about plans to improve border security.
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Scott Moe said Thursday the country working together on this issue would be imperative to success.
“That’s how we found our way to a successful point in the USMCA negotiations, we’ve been faced previously with tariffs on steel and aluminum and found our way through that conversation as well, and that’s how we will this time,” said Moe.
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken multiple times now about putting tariffs on Canadian imports until issues with immigration and drugs at the border are dealt with.
Moe said there could be some opportunities for Saskatchewan to make some of its own improvements on border security, even though it is a federal space.
“We’re just checking into what type of resources that we might have that could potentially, maybe approach the RCMP on working together on some opportunities maybe for canine units, for example, at the border crossings,” explained Moe.
He said he’s already been working with Montana’s governor on the shared border crossings. Talking about concerns and collaborating. He said there’s security there, but they need to work to preserve it.
“Is there some opportunities for us to enhance that security because we are Canadians and we have some interest in it as well,” said Moe.
The premier was sure he didn’t want the federal government implementing export tariffs on Canadian goods like oil, uranium and potash.
“It would be a betrayal to Canadians for a federal prime minister to even muse, for one second, about export tariffs on industries that are not only creating wealth … and most certainly, that would be a betrayal to those that are working an impacted by those industries,” said Moe.
He said he’d only heard whispers of it, but that he would be reaching out to the federal government and the prime minister to get assurances that wouldn’t happen.
Moe also took the opportunity to repeat his view that the current Liberal federal government has passed its allotted time and that a federal election needs to be held to give Canadians a choice on who will engage in these tariff talks.
“Somebody needs a mandate to represent Canadians in the upcoming negotiations with the Trump administration,” said Moe.
The last federal election was held in September 2021.
