Trying to appease Donald Trump's whims should be less important to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe than helping put forward a united front.

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Premier Scott Moe undoubtedly gets how “tremendously negative” U.S. tariffs would be to Saskatchewan.

The province in 2023 exported $26.9 billion worth of products to the United States — more than the combined total to other leading export destinations, including China ($5.22B), Brazil ($2.57B), India ($1.29B) and Japan ($958M).

“This will have a significant impact across Canada and particularly here in Saskatchewan,” Moe told reporters on Tuesday after Trump threatened to put 25-per-cent tariffs on all U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico.

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“I don’t think any job or any industry would be untouched with a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian products.”

But by sending even vague signals that Trump is justified in his tariff actions because of other issues, Moe only stands to make the problem worse.

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