What would a 25% U.S. tariff mean for Quebec?

Ainslie MacLellan | CBC News | Posted: November 28, 2024 5:00 PM | Last Updated: November 28

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Caption: The foresty industry is one of many sectors that would be hit hard by Trump's threatened tariffs on imports from Canada. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)

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Quebec sends nearly three-quarters of its international exports to the United States — nearly twice as much as the province imports from south of the border.

This week on This is Montreal, we look at the news that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports, and how Quebec's business sector is bracing itself for what's to come.

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Caption: Quebec sends about three quarters of its international exports to the United States — twice as much as the province imports from south of the border. With the news that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports, we’ll hear how Quebec’s business sector is bracing itself for what’s to come.

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