Healey invites northeastern governors, Canadian premiers to meeting in Boston

BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts governor Maura Healey led a coalition of six governors in the Northeast U.S., invited the premiers of six provinces in eastern Canada to a meeting in Boston to discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Canada and trade between the two regions.

Healey, alongside Rhode Island governor Dan McKee, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont, Maine governor Janet Mills, New York governor Kathy Hochul and Vermont governor Phil Scott, extended the invitation to the premiers of Ontario, Québec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

With President Donald Trump’s tariffs affecting trade between the U.S. and Canada, the governors emphasized the importance of working to maintain strong trading relations despite the new challenges, as well as Canada’s status as the largest trading partner of all six of those states.

“As states face growing challenges brought on by tariffs, it’s critical that we come together to protect the jobs and industries that depend on strong, stable U.S.-Canada partnerships,” McKee said. 

Healey’s office said that details about the meeting will be announced soon.