Doug Ford warns 500,000 jobs in Ontario could be lost due to Donald Trump tariffs

Doug Ford warns 500,000 jobs in Ontario could be lost due to Donald Trump tariffs

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Jan 17, 2025

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Half a million Ontario workers could lose their jobs if American tariffs hit full-force on a wide range of industries once Donald Trump is back in the White House, Premier Doug Ford warns.

Ford painted a stark unemployment picture for the manufacturing engine of Canada as premiers head to Ottawa to meet with departing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday.

It will be the first in-person leaders’ meeting in two years and comes against the backdrop of concerns that Canada’s response to Trump’s 25-per-cent-tariff threat has been hamstrung by federal Liberal leadership tumult.

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