Canada’s premiers say they’re behind the federal government as it tries to talk down U.S. President Donald Trump from his escalated trade war — although not everyone at the table is feeling confident that will happen soon.
Disagreement emerging on how to convince Trump to back off latest threat
Catharine Tunney · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 22, 2026 10:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Canada’s premiers expressed optimism on Wednesday that a deal could be reached on U.S. tariffs, but some were more hopeful than others. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)
Canada’s premiers say they’re behind the federal government as it tries to talk down U.S. President Donald Trump from his escalated trade war — although not everyone at the table is feeling confident that will happen soon.
The premiers’ annual summer meeting was thrown a curveball on Monday when Washington announced that it will impose 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian imports come Aug. 19.
The U.S. said the new tariffs are in response to what it sees as Canada’s retaliation against American trade policy and discrimination against its motor vehicles,
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