N.B. premier says she’s keeping countermeasures in place
Good evening, I’m a reporter in our Fredericton bureau.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is one of the first Canadian leaders to speak out, just two hours after Trump announced his sweeping tariffs on much of the world.
While Canada was spared the worst, “that uncertainty doesn’t go away,” Holt said in a sombre tone.
She called today a continuation of the status quo of “unnecessary stress and pain for both of our countries.”
In a province where over 90 per cent of exports go to the U.S., Holt said the province’s plan to financially support industries impacted here and boycott U.S. business will continue.
The provincial government has stopped purchasing U.S. goods and American liquor is off the shelves. About 10 Teslas that the province owns are “sitting in a parking lot” while the province looks into selling them, she added.
While steel, aluminum and auto manufacturing are not New Brunswick’s main industries, the province will still face pain, Holt said.
“You don’t treat your neighbours like this.”
