Ford set to speak Tuesday after meeting with U.S. ambassador to Canada

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 03, 2025 9:20 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is acceptable to talk to media connected Tuesday aft gathering with Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada. 

The premier is expected to talk astatine 10:30 a.m. astatine Queen's Park.

This gathering comes aft the Ford authorities signed memorandums of knowing (MOUs) with Saskatchewan, Alberta and Prince Edward Island connected Sunday, aimed astatine taking steps to trim interprovincial commercialized barriers.

Ford called the agreements portion of the province's ongoing ngo to support Ontario and Canada successful the look of economical uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs. Ontario signed an MOU with Manitoba successful May and with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick successful April.

Last week, the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down immoderate of President Donald Trump's tariffs, lone for them to beryllium allowed again nether an exigency powers law. 

The tribunal struck down Trump's 10 per cent tariff connected astir countries and his 25 per cent tariffs connected galore Canadian and Mexican goods, leaving tariffs connected alloy and aluminum successful place.

But aboriginal connected Thursday, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit allowed Trump to proceed collecting tariffs nether an exigency powers instrumentality for now.