The Prime Minister made the comments at a gathering of business and labour leaders aimed at brainstorming ways to boost Canada’s economy in the face of U.S. protectionism
Natural Resources Minister Wilkinson proposed Canada and the U.S. form an alliance on energy and mineral trade to avoid a potential trade war if president-elect
Move intended to alert U.S. businesses to extra costs they would bear and because Trump team is seen as only responding to genuine threats, source says
Ottawa has yet to obtain assurances from the U.S. President-elect that he is satisfied with new border-security investments the federal government unveiled this month