{"id":10355,"date":"2025-02-01T21:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=10355"},"modified":"2025-02-01T21:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T21:07:42","slug":"statement-on-trump-imposition-of-25-tariffs-on-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-on-trump-imposition-of-25-tariffs-on-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT ON TRUMP IMPOSITION OF 25% TARIFFS ON CANADA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions stand ready to fight for jobs, workers, and all Canadians in the face of President Trump\u2019s 25% tariff that will be imposed on Canada as of Tuesday. This decision will raise prices for American consumers, jeopardize Canadian jobs, and damage the trading relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, CBTU Executive Director Sean Strickland met with Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon, alongside other labour leaders, to share views on a clear, effective, and tenacious response to these developments. 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