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Ontario Premier Doug Ford believes that the tariffs that Donald Trump plans to impose will have devastating effects on the Canadian and American economies.
Photo: The Canadian Press / Sean Kilpatrick
Published at 10:44 a.m. EST
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The 25% tariffs that American President Donald Trump plans to impose on Canadian products would have a “devastating” effect on the economies of both countries, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday on the social networks.
-Doug Ford reacted for the first time to Donald Trump’s comments Monday evening about customs tariffs. The American president affirmed that he was considering imposing economic measures from February 1.
President Trump appears to want to start a trade war that will only create uncertainty that will benefit China
wrote Doug Ford on Wall Street Journal.
In the latter, Doug Ford recalls his desire to form a fortress United States–Canada
which he previously described as a renewed strategic alliance between the United States and Canada
.
Doug Ford supports in the Wall Street Journal that Canada represents an important ally for the United States against China.
Together, let’s build the United States-Canada fortress
said the Premier of Ontario in the American newspaper.
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