After a tense day filled with threats and escalating tensions between the United States and Canada over tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump had a change of tone when Ontario Premier Doug Ford decided to drop the 25 per cent tariff on electricity imports to the U.S. In response, Trump referred to Ford as a “strong man” and suggested that he may reconsider the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on Canada. This shift in attitude followed a proposed meeting between Ford, Canada’s Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington, D.C. as a possible way to resolve the ongoing tariff dispute. Trump’s comments indicate a potential path towards de-escalation and negotiation in the trade relationship between the two neighboring countries.
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