BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S.
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on a imaginative and prescient to provide the 2 nations with power, as he positions himself because the nation’s protector amid a “lack of management” in Ottawa within the face of American tariff threats.
Ford desires to see the province’s grid expanded to permit extra power to be despatched to the U.S.
The premier is trumpeting Ontario’s nuclear power experience to construct extra massive and small modular nuclear reactors in partnership with the U.S.
“It will not be simple and it will not occur in a single day, however we owe it to employees in Ontario, throughout Canada and the U.S. to behave now,” Ford mentioned.
“Many of those initiatives would require the federal authorities to step up to make sure that power, commerce, and safety insurance policies serve the perfect pursuits of Canadians and Individuals alike.”
Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian items on his first day in workplace on Jan. 20 except Canada tightens border safety, with an emphasis on fentanyl trafficking and unlawful crossings.
Trump mentioned on Tuesday the U.S. doesn’t want something from Canada and spoke about utilizing “financial pressure” to annex the nation to turn into the 51st state.
Ford mentioned the nation “won’t ever be on the market.” The premier has been making the rounds on U.S. information channels, touting the advantages of the 2 nations working collectively.
The nation’s premiers are set to to fulfill just about later Wednesday to debate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and Parliament’s prorogation, the tariff risk and a premiers’ journey to Washington, D.C. in February.
“Shifting ahead, there is a lack of management proper now on the federal authorities, and somebody has to face up for Ontario, somebody has to face up for Canada, and I wish to congratulate all of the premiers as a result of they’re doing the very same factor as what I am doing of their jurisdictions,” Ford mentioned.
He additionally dismissed Trump’s discuss of annexing Canada.
“Let’s cease losing time and ridiculous concepts about merging and as an alternative give attention to efforts on restoring the delight of made in Canada and made in the united statesA,” he mentioned.
Ford has beforehand threatened to chop off power the province sells to 4 states ought to the tariffs be applied, however mentioned he doesn’t wish to do this.
That is the newest pitch from Ford in response to the tariff threats, after asserting a plan on Tuesday to beef up patrols alongside the 14 border crossings in Ontario.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 8, 2025.
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
