Ford set to speak Tuesday after meeting with U.S. ambassador to Canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to speak to media on Tuesday after meeting with Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada.
The premier is expected to speak at 10:30 a.m. at Queen's Park.
This meeting comes after the Ford government signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Saskatchewan, Alberta and Prince Edward Island on Sunday, aimed at taking steps to reduce interprovincial trade barriers.
Ford called the agreements part of the province's ongoing mission to protect Ontario and Canada in the face of economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs. Ontario signed an MOU with Manitoba in May and with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in April.
Last week, the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down some of President Donald Trump's tariffs, only for them to be allowed again under an emergency powers law.
The court struck down Trump's 10 per cent tariff on most countries and his 25 per cent tariffs on numerous Canadian and Mexican goods, leaving tariffs on steel and aluminum in place.
But later on Thursday, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit allowed Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law for now.
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