Two days after wishing his counterparts “good luck” in addressing U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of 25 per cent tariffs diplomatically, Ontario Premier Doug Ford now says Canada’s premiers are aligned in their approach.
“I believe, after a conversation last night, we have a unified strategy,” Ford said ahead of a summit with the heads of each province and territory in Mississauga on Monday.
“I want to stress: every jurisdiction is different across the country, from coast to coast to coast, everyone has their interests at heart, but we are unified in the message of our number one priority is secure our border, make sure we hit our two per cent NATO commitment, and then we move forward on the negotiations with the U.S.”
Ford struck a less collaborative tone on Friday when asked about the potential tariffs, which Trump has threatened to impose on both Canada and Mexico unless work is done to secure the U.S. …