(Adnkronos) – “Ontario and Canada will not back down until President Trump’s tariffs are gone forever.” This was stated by the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, in response to the American president who announced new tariffs of 50% on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to the 25% increases on electricity that Ontario exports to three American states, Michigan, Minnesota and New York, with an additional cost of 400 thousand dollars per day.
“US markets are collapsing because of Trump’s tariffs, prices are rising for American workers,” added the Ontario premier, interviewed today by several US broadcasters to “send a message to Americans that President Trump needs to put an end to the tariff chaos forever.”
“President Trump has launched an unprovoked trade war with America’s closest friend and ally,” said the Ontario premier, who yesterday said he needed to meet with Trump “as soon as possible” to resolve the issue. The Ontario premier’s prominence comes at a time when the handover between Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, who on Sunday became leader of the majority Liberal Party and therefore prime minister designate, is awaited.
