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After Donald Trump signed an executive order that will hit Canada and all other non-U.S.-made autos with hefty import levies, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada will need to do “everything we possibly can” to fight the new tariffs.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he’s in full support of retaliatory tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new 25 per cent tariff Wednesday on cross-border auto trade.
“We’re going to make sure that we inflict as much pain as possible to the American people without inflicting pain on the Canadian population,” Ford said at Queen’s Park on Wednesday.
The tariffs are expected to affect all finished vehicles imported into the U.S. starting April 3, then some parts within weeks and perhaps all parts eventually.
Ford said the announcement came as a surprise and he thought the province would be informed beforehand.
He said he finds it “very difficult to …
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