Poilievre urges Carney to recall Parliament as tariffs threaten 87,000 Canadian jobs

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconvene Parliament after Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed, triggering new 50 per cent U.S. tariffs. An analysis warns roughly 87,000 Canadian jobs could be at risk. The tariffs took effect over the weekend, covering about 5 per cent of Canadian trade, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who downplayed the impact. University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe estimates 52,000 direct job losses and 35,000 indirect losses, hitting Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. hardest. U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canada of wanting statehood benefits without being a state, while Canadian officials urged buying local. The B.C. Chamber of Commerce called job losses "inevitable," and a Minnesota school faced a $7,000 tariff-related cost spike for a mascot costume.