Canadian businesses and labour groups are banding together to help Ottawa and the provinces respond to the looming threat of U.S. tariffs, while Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe joined his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith in demanding the fight not involve blocking energy exports. (The Logic)

Talking point: Moe warned any debate over oil and gas would spiral into the nation’s “most divisive conversation,” as premiers prepared to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said that for now, “Canada’s economy does run on oil and gas,” while B.C. Premier David Eby has mused about an export ban on critical minerals from his province. Whatever gets decided, a new Canada-U.S. Trade Council is ready to bolster the response. Among its expert advisers is Steve Verheul, who was Canada’s chief negotiator for the talks that replaced NAFTA with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement.