Friday December 13, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC
NATIONAL NEWS | by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Canada’s Premiers will be hosted for their Council of the Federation (COF) 2024 Fall Meeting in Toronto by COF Chair Ontario Premier Doug Ford on December 15 and 16 at the Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel.
The closing news conference will be held at 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific) on Monday December 16 (that’s a new time — previously was set for 3 pm EST).
The Fall 2024 Meeting of Canada’s Premiers will focus on the ‘Team Canada’ approach in responding to the US President-elect’s threat of 25% tariffs, which would come into effect as soon as January 22, 2025, as well as energy security and health-care.
“As premiers, we’re focused on protecting jobs and attracting investment, while also continuing our work to strengthen health care, including the importance of accelerating patient access to new and life-saving medications,” as stated in a Council of the Federation news release today December 13.
Last week on December 7, BC media Premier David Eby said the Team Canada approach is not about all Premiers saying exactly the same things but all of them pulling for a united Canadian front.
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in at the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025. He has promised to sign tariffs into effect on his first day in office.
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