N.S. government says U.S. tariff threat is a ‘wake-up call’ as legislature opens

Nova Scotia’s legislature has opened with a throne speech describing the threat of United States tariffs as a “wake-up call” to do more to diversify and develop the province’s economy.The Progressive Conservative government’s speech, read in the legislature today by Lt.-Gov. Mike Savage, says the province should no longer tolerate special interests that have exercised “vetoes” on resource development.The government warns that if the province wants to be ready to face tariffs – U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per tariffs on Canadian goods in March – it needs to build an economy that is “independent, resilient and resource focused.”