Indigenous groups say they must be a part of Ottawa’s tariff response strategy

Indigenous leaders need to be at the table for Canada’s strategies to deal with potential U.S. tariffs, says the only Indigenous member of the Prime Minister’s new council to advise on bilateral relations.Tabatha Bull, the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, said Indigenous entrepreneurs will be disproportionately affected if U.S. President Donald Trump moves forward with his threat of blanket 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods.