Premier Andrew Furey says he is to bring dialogue around U.S. tariffs to a “kitchen table level” while in Washington.

All Canadian premiers are in the U.S. capital today as they continue to plead their case against proposed tariffs from the United States.

Furey says he is making the argument that Newfoundland and Labrador crab goes on American tables, that the province’s energy powers their light switches, and that our oil goes into their pumps.

He says the United States has the same cost of living pressures as Canada and the tariffs will only drive up the cost of living for American families—which is something they have been hearing from stakeholders.

Furey says the point of the trip is to create the conversation in the United states and drive advocacy efforts from within.

He argues that President Donald Trump has shown that he isn’t interested in listening to foreign and sub-national leaders, but he will “most certainly hear the voice of the market and the voice of the people.”

“If he sees swings in the stock market, that’s going to be something that the President understands and will see the ramification of tariffs from. If he hears the voices of people saying they can’t afford to buy groceries when he ran on an agenda to lower the cost of living, lower the cost of eggs, lower the cost of milk, then that’s something that he’ll hear and he’ll understand.”