Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would like to see Canada and the U.S. work together to sell goods and services to the world and to each other, instead of focusing on domestic-only policies.
Speaking to the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa Tuesday, Ford briefly addressed the U.S. presidential election.
"It's not an overstatement to say that this election and the upcoming review of the Canada United States Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is more consequential than anything else on the horizon to our economy," he said. The CUSMA — a replacement for the previous North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — was negotiated during former U.S.
President Donald Trump's first term and is up for review in 2026. Trump has vowed to revisit it if elected. Vice-President Kamala Harris has also signalled she would reopen the agreement.
She voted against the deal when she was a senator. Ford said Canada and the U.S.
share a unique relationship. "Nine million Americans wake up every morning to go to work, to produce goods and services for Ontario. So that's a real solid statement when we go down there.
I've been talking to the many governors weekly, and the congressmen and women, and the senators, just to make sure they understand it's the Can-Am approach. We need to work together," he said. "'Buy America' – they're experts at it and congratulations to 'em.
I'm just as guilty, I'm always 'Buy Ontario', 'Buy Canada', but we really have to take a different approach. As everyone here knows, th.
