Doug Ford makes his case against Trump’s tariffs in U.S. media interviews [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford embarked on a marathon of interviews with U.S. media this week to promote the importance of trade between Canada and its southern neighbour in the hopes it may convince president-elect Donald Trump to back off his tariff threats. 

Ford spoke with The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press and Bloomberg News on Tuesday before taking part in an interview with CNN host Erin Burnett that evening, where he seemed to strike a conciliatory tone. 

“You know, both sides of the border are going to feel the pain. We rely on each other,” he said during the interview with Burnett. 

“I love Americans, I love the U.S. and we’re so much stronger together.” 

Ford also said he’d like to sit down with Trump “businessman to businessman and have a conversation.” 

Trump has said he will levy a blanket 25 per cent tariff on Canadian …