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Quebec Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette, whose province is home to a large dairy industry, said on Thursday that she was analysing what the deal will mean for Quebec farmers before deciding on whether to restore US alcohol sales.<\/p>\n
Doug Ford, the traditionally outspoken premier of Canada’s largest province Ontario, has yet to comment publicly on the deal.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, other premiers, namely of Nova Scotia and the Yukon territory, said they were prepared to restore US alcohol sales. <\/p>\n
The mayor of an Ontario city that is home to the country’s second-largest steel producer told the CBC that a deal that includes 25% tariffs on the sector “wouldn’t be something to celebrate”.<\/p>\n
“I am worried with the news that’s coming out that we are not seeing a deal that will benefit our community at the very least,” Mayor Matthew Shoemaker said.<\/p>\n
But Carney has also faced pressure from businesses and stakeholders to reach a deal that would avert an additional 50% tariff that Trump has threatened on a range of Canadian goods, from hockey equipment to wine to cement.<\/p>\n
Canada could lose 90,000 jobs if the new tariffs were implemented, according to estimates in an analysis published on Thursday, external<\/span><\/a> by Trevor Tombe, a Calgary-based economist.<\/p>\n The mixed reaction so far is a glimpse of the task ahead for Prime Minister Carney after he campaigned on a tough “elbows-up” approach to dealing with Trump. <\/p>\n Polls suggest a majority of Canadians would be unhappy if the Carney government made significant concessions to the US, with 56% surveyed by polling firm Leger, external<\/span><\/a> saying they wanted Canada to take a hardline approach.<\/p>\n In a leaked audio recording reported by the Canadian Press, US Vice-President JD Vance told attendees at a private fundraiser on Wednesday that Carney has tried to “out-tough Donald Trump” in trade talks.<\/p>\n “It’s hilarious because Carney presents this as some victory for Canada when fundamentally, like, they climb down on a lot of issues,” Vance reportedly told the room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n