Trump pledged in his inaugural address that tariffs would be coming in a speech in which he promised a golden era for America. He later said Canada and Mexico could be hit with the tariffs as soon as Feb. 1, though he signed an executive order requesting a report coordinated by the Secretary of Commerce by April. 1.

Ontario’s premier is proving to be the best leader we have in the looming confrontation with Donald Trump’s Washington

Premier Doug Ford was joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial and territorial leaders in Ottawa to discuss a unified response to Trump’s tariff threats against Canadian goods.