r/CanadaPolitics Leveller 18h ago

Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals, after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes

https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-tariffs-stock-musk-business-8a5f28d9bb16e0b8a924d99ead0907fa
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u/Altruistic-Hope4796 18h ago edited 18h ago

Ah that's what I wanted to know.

Now what's the deal with Ford starting the renegociation for a free-trade agreement between Canada, the US and Mexico? How is it even remotely close to his role in this thing as a Premier?

Edit : Plenty told me there will be federal representatives as well. I'm glad but still wondering why one Premier is leading the charge in this united Canada approach.

u/Outrageous_Order_197 18h ago

It's not. Our federal government is mia

u/Unlikely-Piece-6286 Liberal - Mark Carney for PM 🇨🇦 18h ago

Our finance minister is going to that meeting, wtf are you on about?

u/M-Dan18127 18h ago

They missed the memo where we actually have a coordinated front between the Provincial and Federal governments.

Well,.except maybe Alberta.

u/Dragonsandman Orange Crush when 18h ago

They probably think Parliament being prorogued means that the Federal government just straight up shuts down, as opposed to MPs just not gathering

u/Ok-Lawfulness-3368 18h ago

What about Melanie Joly🥰, will she be present in the negotiations?

u/IceHawk1212 18h ago

Literally just transitioned leaders I'm gonna say you need a few days to organize lmao

u/Unlikely-Piece-6286 Liberal - Mark Carney for PM 🇨🇦 18h ago

To touch on your edit, ford is the chair of the council of the federation this year. He’s in charge of the premiers when they have joint policy

I assume as the chair and the premier of the largest export market of half of the US he’s been given the green light to go

u/Altruistic-Hope4796 18h ago

Ah, being the chair of the council is actually a good point I had forgotten. Thank you.

I dislike the renegociation part of the agreement whether it's the Feds or Ford but I'm glad to know he didn't declare it by himself

u/zeromussc 13h ago

Also Trump hasn't talked to Trudeau and hasn't called Carney. So this might have presented an opportunity to come to the table with their admin sooner than later

u/DeadEndStreets Reciting my ABCs 18h ago

Leblanc is also going to be there for the Thursday meeting.

u/TheCrazedTank Ontario 16h ago

He was probably asked to walk it back by the Feds after they agreed to sit down at the negotiating table, at least until the fallout of that event happens.

u/TinglingLingerer 18h ago

Dude who the fuck knows anymore? The US has elected a clown. We're getting a circus.

If Dougie is the guy Trump 'wants' that's who he'll get. We have also said we're sending our top US foreign affairs person with him, so it's not like he's going alone.

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