Great Lakes Premiers and Governors Focus on Tariff-Induced Economic Uncertainty at Summit

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at the news conference at the end of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers meeting in Quebec City, Oct. 6, 2025. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, look on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Economic uncertainty caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada took centre stage at a recent three-day summit of Great Lakes governors and premiers in Quebec City.

Quebec Premier François Legault and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were joined by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers summit.