Indigenous Leaders Meet Premiers on Sidelines of National Meeting in P.E.I.
Premiers are seeking faster work on trade and major projects as Trump’s new 50% tariff threat adds pressure to the talks.
- Canada's premiers gathered in Prince Edward Island on Tuesday for a three-day meeting focused on domestic trade and major projects, overshadowed by President Donald Trump's Monday executive order imposing 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian products.
- White House officials claim the 50 per cent tariffs, effective within 30 days, respond to provincial bans on U.S. liquor, Canada's supply managed dairy system, and vehicle quotas; the levies affect Ontario's steel and Alberta's fabrication sectors.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to push counterparts to cut "red tape" and accelerate infrastructure projects, while the group of 13 navigates divisions regarding Premier Smith's handling of separatist forces in her province.
- Premiers are expected to demand federal support for health care, wildfire management, and affordability relief, with Premier David Eby stating that Canada must "resist making a bad deal" regarding U.S. trade negotiations.
- Political scientist Lori Turnbull noted that Carney's "get to know you" stage is over, suggesting premiers may push him harder, though she does not expect any "earth-shattering" announcements from the sessions.
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Some Indigenous leaders call premiers' meeting positive but inclusion remains an issue
Some Indigenous leaders say they had a positive meeting with provincial and territorial leaders on the margins of this year's Council of the Federation gathering in Prince Edward Island, but issues remain with the list of invitees and Indigenous leaders' level of participation.
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Indigenous leaders meet premiers on sidelines of national meeting in P.E.I.
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders meeting premiers on the sidelines of a national conference this week say their voices must be heard nationwide as provincial and federal governments pursue major projects
On the margins of the Council of the Federation, Aboriginal leaders argue that their voices must be heard on the national stage.
National Chief Meets with Premiers to Discuss the Canadian Economy, Climate Change and October First Ministers Meeting
(July 22, 2026 – Mi’kmaq Territory, Charlottetown, PEI) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak met with Canada’s Premiers today at the Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown. With the priorities identified by Chiefs at last week’s AFN General Assembly, the National Chief discussed the Canadian economy, the current wildfire
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