Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a massive global tariff plan.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with provincial and territorial leaders and is set to hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. ET.Carney said yesterday that Canada will respond to Trump’s tariffs with countermeasures.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pitching wartime Victory Bonds as a way to fund Canada’s trade war.We’re expecting to hear from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Kingston, Ont., later this morning.Trump hit dozens of countries around the world with his latest round of tariffs, though Canada and Mexico were spared from any further levies.Tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles, steel, aluminum and energy remain in place.Global financial markets are tumbling.