Canada’s premiers in Toronto to talk tariffs, trade and health care

Ontario Premier Doug Ford steps out of an office to speak to the media at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday December 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO — Canada's premiers are meeting in Toronto today, and cross-border trade is topping the agenda, on the heels of a tariff threat from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Trump is threatening to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico when he takes office, until both countries stop illegal border crossings and prevent drugs like fentanyl from entering the U.S. The premiers have had virtual…