Manitoba pausing countermeasures to fight against U.S. tariffs after reprieve

The Manitoba authorities is putting connected clasp plans to region U.S. intoxicant from liquor stores and chopped disconnected American companies from provincial contracts.

The determination comes aft U.S. President Donald Trump announced he’s holding disconnected for 30 days connected imposing wide tariffs connected Canadian and Mexican acceptable to commencement Tuesday.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says it shows Canadians are effectual erstwhile they basal up for themselves.

Kinew says helium hopes the tariffs ne'er travel but the state has to beryllium acceptable to respond if they do.

The premier announced connected the play the state was pulling American products from liquor stores and halting $80 cardinal a twelvemonth successful purchases.

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He besides said aboriginal his furniture ministers were looking for ways to restrict U.S. companies from winning contracts to proviso goods and services to the province.

Shortly aft Trump announced the 30-day intermission Monday, Kinew said Canada’s strategy had paid off.

“I deliberation we recovered retired that there’s effectual tools successful the instrumentality container that Manitoba and Canada has,” Kinew said.