{"id":90084,"date":"2025-03-04T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=90084"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:48:23","slug":"nova-scotia-premier-calls-trumps-tariffs-short-sighted-says-province-responding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/nova-scotia-premier-calls-trumps-tariffs-short-sighted-says-province-responding\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia premier calls Trump&#8217;s tariffs &#8216;short-sighted,&#8217; says province responding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>-CP-Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is calling U.S. President Donald Trump a \u201cshort-sighted man\u201d for imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods. Houston issued a statement today saying Trump is wielding power for the sake of it, and the premier said his Progressive Conservative government will respond by immediately barring American businesses from bidding on provincial contracts. The premier said he is also looking into cancelling existing contracts with U.S. firms. &#8220;It is impossible to properly describe the uncertainty and chaos that President Trump\u2019s threat of tariffs and now actually imposing tariffs has caused for Canadians,&#8221; Houston said. &#8220;We know tariffs are bad for people and businesses on both sides of the border. 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Houston issued a statement today saying Trump is wielding power for the sake of it, and the premier said his Progressive Conservative government will respond by immediately barring American businesses from bidding on provincial contracts. The premier said he is also looking into cancelling existing contracts with U.S. firms. &#8220;It is impossible to properly describe the uncertainty and chaos that President Trump\u2019s threat of tariffs and now actually imposing tariffs has caused for Canadians,&#8221; Houston said. &#8220;We know tariffs are bad for people and businesses on both sides of the border. 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