Canadian leader Doug Ford proposes eliminating – Business News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford proposed Wednesday that Canada might drop its tariffs on US imports — if President Trump did the identical for America’s northern neighbor.
“President Trump’s tariffs will put millions of American jobs at risk and raise costs for families across the U.S.,” Ford wrote on X forward of the US president’s anticipated “Liberation Day” announcement.
“I’ll be making the case all day directly to Americans: drop the tariffs and let’s work together to be the richest and safest two countries on the planet.”
“President Trump’s tariffs will put millions of American jobs at risk and raise costs for families across the U.S.,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on X Wednesday. AP
President Trump is prone to impose reciprocal tariffs on Canada this afternoon. AP
Ford is the chair of Canada’s Council of the Federation, made up of the premiers of the nation’s 13 provinces and territories. However, he has no authority to drop tariffs imposed by the federal authorities in Ottawa.
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated his authorities’s response to Trump’s threats is to “Fight. Protect. Build.”
Trump is all the time “always open to a phone call” with any nation that needs to barter tariffs, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Tuesday.
The administration has but to reveal what precisely will go into the worldwide reciprocal tariff bundle and what international locations, if any, might be given exceptions.
President Trump’s tariffs will put tens of millions of American jobs at risk and raise prices for households throughout the usI’ll be making the case all day on to Americans: drop the tariffs and let’s work collectively to be the richest and most secure two international locations on the planet. pic.twitter.com/ADGv8vwHRZ— Doug Ford (@fordnation) April 2, 2025
Trump initially stated his strategy will match the charges different international locations impose on the US — however later prompt he could be “nicer” than these nations are to the US.
Canada has been one of the international locations most impacted by Trump’s ongoing tariff threats.
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A transport truck drives in direction of Canada, amid the uncertainty of tariffs on the Canada-U.S. border. REUTERS
Before the April 2 announcement, the president threatened the northern neighbor with 25% tariffs if Canada didn’t step up its border security to crack down on fentanyl.
Last month, Ford introduced that he was slapping an further 25% charge on prospects in Michigan, Minnesota and New York who obtain Ontario vitality, however later backed down and apologized to the American people.
