TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is looking on the prime minister to take a menace from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on tariffs severely, however he says he’s additionally planning motion of his personal.
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is looking on the prime minister to take a menace from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on tariffs severely, however he says he’s additionally planning motion of his personal.
Trump is threatening to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on items coming from Canada and Mexico proper after he takes workplace, saying they might stay in impact till Canada and Mexico cease unlawful border crossings and stop medicine like fentanyl from coming into the U.S.
Ford says Trump’s feedback evaluating Canada to Mexico are insulting and provides that it appears like “a member of the family stabbing you proper within the coronary heart.”
Ford says he’s urgent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take motion on border safety, however he’s additionally planning a “full-out marketing campaign” to attraction on to U.S. governors of states that do plenty of commerce with Ontario.
The premier says many states and industries rely upon assets corresponding to vitality and demanding minerals from Ontario and Canada.
Ford says the province has produced a industrial that shall be working in all jurisdictions within the U.S. with a message of being “stronger collectively.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Nov. 26, 2024.
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
