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HALIFAX:<\/strong> The following is a statement from Premier Tim Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “For now, we can all take a breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We are relieved there will be a pause on tariffs imposed on Canada. President Trump\u2019s tax would have had a very real, immediate negative impact, and I appreciate the dozens of Nova Scotians who shared their personal stories and concerns with me over the last few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Because of the pause, our retaliatory measures will not take effect.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I want to thank Prime Minister Trudeau for his leadership. “The threat of tariffs does remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I reaffirm my commitment that as things unfold over the next weeks, Nova Scotia stands in solidarity with our provincial and territorial colleagues.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We are stronger as a nation when we stand together. “It has survived wars, recessions and pandemics \u2013 I believe it can also ultimately survive President Trump. [adrotate banner=”231″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″] [adrotate banner=”232″] [adrotate banner=”105″] HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Premier Tim Houston. “For now, we can all take a breath. “We are relieved there will be a pause on tariffs imposed on Canada. President Trump\u2019s tax would have had a very real, immediate negative impact, and I appreciate the dozens of Nova Scotians […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[1923,116,48,1077,7720,1254,7710,7721],"class_list":["post-52034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-canada","tag-justin-trudeau","tag-n-s","tag-nova-scotia","tag-tariff-delay","tag-tim-houston","tag-u-s-president-trump","tag-u-s-tariff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
“Canadians watched in real time as President Trump\u2019s desired goals continued to shift. This was not an easy time for our country or our people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I remain committed to Team Canada and to the people of Nova Scotia. We will be ready to respond if needed, but I believe that the strength of our longtime friendship with the United States will ultimately prevail.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As always, I am committed to you and your family. Your interests guide my actions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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