Ontario postpones tariff response announcement as Canada looks for clarity [Video]

The Ford government has delayed a plan to unveil its tariff response blueprint from Thursday morning as confusion reigns over how U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs will affect Ontario.

The province had organized a news conference to unveil its support plan at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, with the ministers of finance, labour and trade all set to join the premier.

After a confusing Rose Garden news conference where President Trump confirmed 25 per cent auto tariffs on all countries but no additional levies for Canada, the premier’s team cancelled the plan.

“Where we stand right now is pretty unclear — I know as much as you know,” Ford told reporters immediately after at Queen’s Park.

He said the lack of additional tariffs for Canada was “positive news” but acknowledged events “change hour by hour, day by day.”

The reciprocal tariffs Trump promised were announced through a large board at a lengthy news …