Ford, Chow set to speak at joint announcement in Toronto on Tuesday

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 17, 2025 6:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow volition beryllium speaking astatine a quality league connected Tuesday greeting successful Toronto, the premier's bureau said. 

They volition beryllium joined by Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria, and Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma, spokesperson Hannah Jensen said. 

The league is expected to beryllium related to transit. It is acceptable to statesman astatine 8:45 a.m. 

This comes aft Ford returned from a gathering successful Boston connected Monday, on with 4 different Canadian premiers, to sermon commercialized with immoderate northeastern U.S. governors. 

The governors and premiers discussed the impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and however U.S. and Canadian leaders "can proceed to enactment unneurotic to support economical relations that payment section businesses and residents," according to a quality merchandise up of the lawsuit from the host, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey. 

Speaking to reports Monday afternoon, Ford said he's spoken to leaders from astir the satellite who are "dumbfounded" by Trump's rhetoric. 

"We're successful disbelief too, but present we're going to physique forward," helium said.