Ford praises federal border plan ahead of meeting with prime minister, premiers [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he’s now convinced the federal government has a “phenomenal” plan to secure the Canada-U. S. border in response to Donald Trump’s tariff threat — although he didn’t offer up any details of that plan.

Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada. The U.S. president-elect initially said that the tariff would be in response to what he called Canada’s inaction on drugs and migrants crossing the shared border.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc in Toronto on Tuesday, Ford was full of praise for LeBlanc and for the “solid, solid plan.” He urged federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to “get out there and put the plan in front of the Canadian people.”

LeBlanc, who previously announced a $1.3-billion, six-year plan to secure the border, said he told Ford …