The Ontario government distributes $200 cheques to eligible taxpayers to help with the rising cost of living and cites factors like the federal carbon tax and high interest rates. Families qualifying for the Canada Child Benefit receive an additional $200 per child.
If the president-elect imposes 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, Ottawa may cut off energy supplies or impose its own tariffs.
The leader of Canada’s most populous province is pitching a “renewed strategic alliance” with the US on critical minerals, as President-elect Donald Trump threatens crippling tariffs on the northern nation.
The Ontario premier’s dire prediction comes as he and other provincial and territorial leaders meet Wednesday in Ottawa with Justin Trudeau.
To the president, I’ll make him a counteroffer. How about if we buy Alaska? And we’ll throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time?” Ford said.
A first round of retaliatory tariffs would cover approximately $37 billion of U.S. imports, a source familiar with Ottawa's plans told Global News on Friday.
The head of Canada's most populous province is taking shots at President-elect Donald Trump over his comments on annexing the country, joking that Canada should purchase Minnesota and Alaska in retaliation.
Philip Shaw is a Dresden farmer and agricultural economist who says Canadians should be taking Trump seriously, and that large tariffs could result in a 'major disruption' for the farm sector.
The premiers’ Council of the Federation, of which Ford is currently the rotating chair, will sit down with Justin Trudeau to hash out what the country will do to counter Trump’s tariff vow
It also makes sense that Kinew would join Ford at the helm of leading Team Canada because of the impacts on Manitoba’s food, energy, and agricultural industries. As head of this province, that is his job and his role. But Kinew may have shown Canada something more in the Council of the Federation.
But this newfound, quiet-man image has become especially noticeable since Moe went to Ottawa this week to meet with other premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hammer out a united position on U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened trade tariffs.