Doug Ford briefly put a 25% export tax on power exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York in retaliation for Donald Trump’s ...

Ontario premier backs down on US electricity hikes, prompting Trump to halt doubling tariffs By ROB GILLIES The Associated Press,Updated March 11, 2025, 6:23 p.m.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 4.© Reuters/Kyaw Soe Oo ...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during a photo opportunity at Canada's Premiers Conference in Toronto, Ontario, December 16, 2024.

But Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, the manufacturing and automobile hub of Canada, said a trade war is 100% coming.

Doug Ford, Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, told The Hill's Blake Burman he spoke with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today. Ford said he's hopeful a deal on tariffs can be struck ...

Premier of Ontario Doug Ford speaks to reporters, accompanied by other Council of the Federation members, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Premier of Ontario Doug Ford speaks to reporters, accompanied by other Council of the Federation members, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has drawn comparisons to President Trump in recent months, especially with his uncompromising response to the war of words between Washington and Ottawa.