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Author: Jeff Gray
Publication Date: March 3, 2025 - 21:42
Ford threatens to shut off Ontario’s electricity exports as provinces prepare to respond to U.S. tariffs
March 3, 2025
Canada’s provincial governments were readying their responses after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that his threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico were going ahead the following day.In Ontario, Premier Doug Ford took to a U.S. TV network to warn that Americans as well as Canadians would face economic harm from the 25-per-cent tariffs, which were set to apply across the board to most Canadian exports. In British Columbia, which tables its budget Tuesday, the province’s Finance Minister said the fiscal plan would meet the moment without deep cuts to spending.
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Ottawa recently signed an out-of-court settlement with a team of Quebec architects that was denied the prestigious contract to design the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan.
March 4, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
President Donald Trump said on Monday that there was no chance for Canada or Mexico to prevent 25 per cent tariffs from taking effect on Tuesday, sending financial markets reeling on the prospect of new economic barriers.U.S. President Donald Trump launched a trade war with Canada at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning, citing a threat to national security posed by “unchecked drug trafficking.” The U.S. is now imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, with a 10 per cent tariff on energy and critical minerals.
March 4, 2025 - 02:26 | Kate Helmore, Pippa Norman | The Globe and Mail
President Donald Trump said on Monday that there was no chance for Canada or Mexico to prevent 25 per cent tariffs from taking effect on Tuesday, sending financial markets reeling on the prospect of new economic barriers.Canadians will be waking up to a new and uncertain reality after U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for economy-wide tariffs passed with no relent overnight, triggering a continental trade war.The president’s executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, took effect at 12:01 a.m...
March 4, 2025 - 01:31 | Kelly Geraldine Malone | The Globe and Mail
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