Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to speak to the media on Tuesday after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra. This meeting follows Ontario's recent signing of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with several Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, a move aimed at protecting Ontario and Canada from economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs, some of which were recently struck down and then reinstated under emergency powers.
Ford set to speak Tuesday after meeting with U.S. ambassador to Canada
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to speak to the media on Tuesday after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra. This meeting follows Ontario's recent signing of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with several Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, a move aimed at protecting Ontario and Canada from economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs, some of which were recently struck down and then reinstated under emergency powers.
- 1 Ontario signed MOUs with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (April)
- 2 Ontario signed MOU with Manitoba (May)
- 3 U.S. Court of International Trade struck down some Trump tariffs (last week)
- 4 Court of Appeals allowed Trump to continue collecting tariffs (Thursday last week)
- 5 Ontario signed MOUs with Saskatchewan, Alberta, Prince Edward Island (Sunday)
- 6 Premier Doug Ford met U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra (Tuesday)
- 7 Premier Ford to speak to media (Tuesday 10:30 a.m.)
- Potential for discussions on trade relations between Ontario/Canada and the U.S.
- Continued efforts by Ontario to reduce interprovincial trade barriers within Canada
What: Ontario Premier Doug Ford met with the U.S. ambassador to Canada and is set to speak to the media.
When: Tuesday (meeting and speech), Sunday (MOUs with SK, AB, PEI), May (MOU with MB), April (MOUs with NS, NB), last week (U.S. court struck down tariffs), Thursday (tariffs allowed again).
Where: Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, United States.
Why: The meeting likely concerns economic relations and trade, especially given recent U.S. tariffs and Ontario's efforts to reduce interprovincial trade barriers to counter economic uncertainty.
How: Premier Ford held a meeting with Ambassador Hoekstra and will then address the media. Ontario has been signing MOUs with other Canadian provinces to reduce trade barriers.