ALSO ON SPEED DIAL — The premier, widely believed to be days away from calling a provincial election, said he speaks with DOMINIC LEBLANC “every day — almost every day” as they coordinate a Team Canada approach to wrangling the Trump administration.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal cabinet are set to gather near the nation's capital next week as Donald Trump celebrates inauguration day in Washington.

Ford, who was wearing a Canada is not for sale baseball hat as he entered the talks, has already said he is prepared to withhold energy exports to the U.S., which could leave some 1.5 million Americans in a bind given how reliant some states are on the province for electricity.

The premiers’ Council of the Federation, of which Ford is currently the rotating chair, will sit down with Justin Trudeau to hash out what the country will do to counter Trump’s tariff vow

Premier Doug Ford says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods could result in the loss of 500,000 jobs in Ontario, creating the need for billions of dollars in stimulus spending.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods when he comes back into office next week.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford leads federal Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc as they arrive to speak to reporters following their meeting at the Ontario legislature, Queen’s Park, in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Ontario officials estimate that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian goods could cost up to half a million jobs, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as he called for stronger and more visible action from the federal government.

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