Ontario signs deals with Saskatchewan, P.E.I. and Alberta to reduce trade barriers [Video]

Amid economic uncertainty in Canada due in part to U.S. tariffs, the Ontario government has reached agreements with Saskatchewan, Alberta and Prince Edward Island, with the aim of taking steps to reduce trade barriers among the provinces.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed separate memorandums of understanding (MOU) with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz in Saskatoon on Sunday ahead of a first ministers’ meeting there.

Ontario signed an MOU with Manitoba in May and with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in April.

Ford, who held a news conference only with Moe about the MOU, said the province is “standing up for free trade” within Canada by signing such agreements, adding that they’re an attempt to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs on the Canadian economy.

“Our government is on a mission to protect Ontario and to protect Canada,” he told reporters in Saskatoon.

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