CanadaB次元官网网址檚 premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald TrumpB次元官网网址檚 vow to impose steep tariffs.

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Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc met Tuesday with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who currently chairs the premiersB次元官网网址� group, to talk about CanadaB次元官网网址檚 response.

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Just one day earlier, Ford criticized the Trudeau government for not sharing details of the border plan.

LeBlanc said the finance department and CanadaB次元官网网址檚 major banks have been working on modelling potential job losses from the tariffs. LeBlanc declined to share that information on Tuesday.

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Ford estimated that the tariffs could cost 500,000 jobs in Ontario alone.

TrumpB次元官网网址檚 messaging on tariffs has shifted in recent days, putting greater focus on the U.S. B次元官网网址渟ubsidizingB次元官网网址� Canada through trade and suggesting it become the 51st state.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said last week that retaliatory tariffs will be on the agenda for the meeting with the premiers.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with the president-elect at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend.

She attended as a guest of Canadian businessman and television personality Kevin OB次元官网网址橪eary.

Smith urged Canada not to block oil and gas exports to the U.S. as part of the tariff response, warning it could trigger a B次元官网网址渘ational unity crisis.B次元官网网址�

When asked about the possibility of blocking energy exports on Tuesday, Ford and LeBlanc said they want to keep all options on the table.

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LeBlanc has met with Trump and members of his administration twice in person since the American election B次元官网网址� once with Trudeau and a second time with incoming U.S. cabinet members alongside Joly.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault was seen talking to Trump in December at the reopening of the restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Smith said she plans on attending TrumpB次元官网网址檚 inauguration next week.

Drew Fagan of the Munk School of Global Affairs said that for Canada to deal successfully with the Trump administration, all leaders and officials need to show a united front.

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