Doug Ford – who is premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province – says America imposing a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada would be “devastating to workers and jobs in both Canada and the US”.
“We need a Team Canada approach and response – and we need it now,” the Canadian politician says on X, external, adding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “must call an urgent meeting with all premiers”.
Another politician Bonnie Crombie, leader of Ontario Liberal Party, says in a post on X, external that US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs “is serious and would have an enormous impact on just about everyone in Ontario”.