Ford government defeats attempt to create Made in Ontario labelling rules [Video]

The Ford government has defeated an attempt from the NDP to make grocery stores label made-in-Ontario products and items imported from the United States.

On Wednesday, the NDP tabled an opposition motion at Queen’s Park to push for the government to support rules for retailers on how they label locally-sourced products.

The motion would have also told grocery stores they must clearly add labels to inform people when prices have increased substantially.

“It’s simple, we will require grocery giants like Loblaws and Sobeys to clearly label when a product is made in Ontario or imported from the U.S. — so you can choose Ontario and strengthen Ontario,” Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles said before the motion was defeated.

The party also pushed the motion as a test of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that he would work with opposition parties in the face of tariffs.

As the legislative session has …