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I ended the week in Iroquois Falls, where I announced that a re-elected PC government will widen Highway 11 from North Bay to Cochrane. As we bring back the Northlander starting next year, we’re investing even more to make it safer and more convenient to travel in northern Ontario. ontariopc.ca/only-doug-ford…

Ontario’s critical minerals don’t do us any good if they’re stuck in the ground — or if we rip and ship them off to China for processing. Tune in to hear about how we’ll build a made-in-Ontario critical mineral supply chain: youtube.com/live/H3RTsWRLc…

This election is about who we are and what we stand for. So let me be clear: Canada will never be the 51st state. Canada is not for sale. Together, we’ll protect Ontario.

We have some good news today. We have temporarily averted tariffs that would have severely damaged our economy, giving time for more negotiation and time for cooler heads to prevail. Thank you to the countless workers, union leaders, businesses and everyday proud Canadians who rallied together to make this happen. With the U.S. pausing tariffs, Ontario will also pause our retaliatory measures. If President Trump proceeds with tariffs, we won’t hesitate to remove American products off LCBO shelves or ban American companies from provincial procurement. Make no mistake, Canada and Ontario continue to stare down the threat of tariffs. Whether it’s tomorrow, in a month or a year from now when we’re renegotiating the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, President Trump will continue to use the threat of tariffs to get what he wants. We’re already feeling the impact. So long as our trading relationship with our largest trading partner is up in the air, we will continue to see many potential projects frozen and projects that were already under way put at risk. Canada and the U.S. need to remain united and focused on the real trade war we’re fighting, with China. If we want to win, we need to fight together - not each other.

A 30-day pause in tariffs offers more time for negotiations and more time for cooler heads to prevail. Instead of fighting each other, we need to work together to make Canada and the U.S. the richest, most successful, safest, most secure two countries on the planet. Watch my appearance on @MeetThePress from earlier today.

We're proud to receive @ONRoadBuilders' endorsement for our plan to protect Ontario. They're building the roads and highways to keep our province moving and to build our economy.

We are pleased to receive the endorsement of @patrickbrownont who believes in our plan to protect Ontario.

Together, we’ll meet this moment. We’ll stand united. We’ll stand strong. Together, we’ll protect Ontario.

Starting today and until U.S. tariffs are removed, Ontario is banning American companies from provincial contracts. Every year, the Ontario government and its agencies spend $30 billion on procurement, alongside our $200 billion plan to build Ontario. U.S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in new revenues. They only have President Trump to blame. We’re going one step further. We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy. Canada didn't start this fight with the U.S., but you better believe we're ready to win it.

I’m extremely disappointed that President Trump has chosen to walk away from a trading relationship that for decades has made life better for millions of workers on both sides of the border.   I wish we weren’t here. I wish Ontario and Canada were working together with our American friends and allies to make our two countries the richest, most successful, safest, most secure on the planet. Instead, President Trump has chosen to move forward with tariffs that will only hurt America and make Americans poorer. Canada now has no choice but to hit back and hit back hard.   As Premier of Ontario, the federal government has my full support for a strong and forceful response that matches U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar. Canada has so much of what America needs: high-grade nickel and other critical minerals, energy and electricity, uranium, potash, aluminum. We need to maximize our points of leverage and use them to maximum effect. The federal government needs to also pursue every legal route to challenge these unfair, unjustified and illegal tariffs.   The coming days and weeks will be incredibly difficult. Trump’s tariffs will devastate our economy. They’ll put 450,000 jobs at risk across the province. Every sector and region will feel the impact.   With a strong, stable, four-year mandate that outlives and outlasts the Trump administration, I’ll do whatever it takes to protect Ontario, our workers, businesses and communities. I’ll invest tens of billions to retrain workers for new opportunities, retool companies for new customers, reshore supply chains and rebuild roads and highways to create new jobs. I’ll make tough choices to make Ontario’s economy the most competitive place to invest, create jobs and do business.   None of us want to be here, but Canada and Ontario have faced down this kind of challenge before. Each time, we’ve emerged stronger, more united, more determined than ever. Canada and Ontario will once again answer the call.   Together, we’ll meet this moment. We’ll stand united. We’ll stand strong.   Together, we’ll protect Ontario.

Travelling the province, I’m so proud of how every day people are uniting. Together, let’s protect Ontario.

I will never stop fighting to protect Ontario.