U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s social-media declaration last week that he intends to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on all imports from Canada has jolted Canadian political and business leaders into a state resembling crisis mode.

B.C. Premier David Eby says “Ottawa must respond with strength” to Monday’s threat by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods imported into his country. In a post on X, Eby said: “Canadians must stand united,” and that the proposed tariffs would hurt Canadian and American consumers.

B.C. Premier David Eby said Canada had to approach Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian goods from a position of strength, as business, trade and community organizations called for quick action on the trade threat.