[calgarygeologist]

####, this is exactly what we need in the immediate future:

The federal government is planning a stimulus package to help businesses and Canadians if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian goods, but the scale of the relief will depend on the scope of the tariffs, sources tell CTV News.

The sources also say that the aid could reach pandemic-level relief, but the response will be contingent on how big Trump’s tariffs are. Specific programs also have yet to be designed, according to sources.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had already signalled that the federal government will step in to support Canadians should the tariffs move ahead.

At a caucus retreat last week in Montebello, Que., Trudeau acknowledged that a trade war would negatively impact Canadian consumers.

“There will be costs for Canadians if we move forward on tariffs to the United States, and that’s why we will be there to support and compensate Canadians and Canadian businesses, depending on the response we have,” Trudeau said.


The sources also say that any aid package does not need to happen on the first day tariffs are imposed and will address economic impacts as they become apparent.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/arti...riffs-sources/