TORONTO –
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says following a gathering with all of Canada’s premiers at present, the provincial and territorial leaders will stay united as “Workforce Canada” within the face of a tariff risk from the USA, regardless of the “chaos” in Ottawa.
The assembly of the 13 premiers, chaired by Ford, came about the identical day as Chrystia Freeland resigned as federal finance minister, earlier than she was set to current her authorities’s fall financial assertion.
One of many primary matters of at present’s premiers’ assembly was to debate a risk from U.S. president-elected Donald Trump, who has mentioned he would impose a 25 per cent import tariff on items coming from Canada and Mexico when he takes workplace.
Ford says it’s crucial the premiers take a much bigger function, as tariffs would have an effect on every province and territory.
Ford says it doesn’t matter what is going on in Ottawa, the premiers will probably be readily available to supply “regular and secure management.”
He’s calling on the federal authorities to do a greater job of participating premiers on a technique to struggle again in opposition to threatened tariffs, and says the provincial and territorial leaders are planning a premiers’ mission to Washington, D.C., in February.
This report by Ontario Chronicle was first revealed Dec. 16, 2024.
