Premier Andrew Furey is in Ottawa today for a first minister’s meeting, with impending tariffs from the United States top-of-mind.

Also attending the meeting will be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other federal counterparts.

The provincial government says that in 2023, 37 per cent of the province’s exports went to the United States. That includes between 60 and 80 per cent of the seafood harvested in the province.

Exports to the US represent $4.5-billion to the provincial economy.

Furey’s focus going into the meetings will be a “unified and collaborative approach” to the trade partnership, and securing economic stability for the province.

The premiers say the meeting is an opportunity to develop “well-defined strategies that defend Canada’s interests as an independent, sovereign nation.”