Canadian Premier Doug Ford has launched a fiery attack on President Donald Trump amid the escalating U.S.-Canada tariff war. Ford doubled down on his criticism of Trump, calling him a “dictator” and delivering a blunt message: “Kiss my Ass.”
Ford’s remarks come as tensions between the United States and Canada continue to rise over tariffs, trade negotiations and economic pressure. His explosive comments have intensified the political clash between Ottawa and Washington.
Watch the video for Doug Ford’s full reaction to Trump, the latest developments in the U.S.-Canada trade war, and the growing tensions over tariffs.
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Ford’s remarks come as tensions between the United States and Canada continue to rise over tariffs, trade negotiations and economic pressure. His explosive comments have intensified the political clash between Ottawa and Washington.
Watch the video for Doug Ford’s full reaction to Trump, the latest developments in the U.S.-Canada trade war, and the growing tensions over tariffs.
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00:00Okay, I was just wondering, you sound a little more subdued than you did this morning on the radio when
00:04you said Donald Trump could kiss your ass.
00:06Did the Prime Minister tell you to ask you to tone it down a bit?
00:09No, he didn't. I'm not going to comment, but he wasn't against that.
00:15And I have a lot of real estate on my ass, so he has a lot of room to kiss
00:18my ass.
00:21Well, good afternoon.
00:22Before I get started, I want to thank Dan, Anthony, and Danny, along with the entire team.
00:29At Mars Homes for hosting us today, and the incredible workers behind me for being here this afternoon.
00:37I'm here today alongside with Ministers Fideli and Beth Infalde, as well as Minister Oosterhoff and P.A. Sorello and
00:46Mayor Horvath,
00:47to talk about President Trump's latest economic attack on Canada, and what our government is doing in response.
00:55Earlier today, I had the chance to meet with workers at the Fasco Steel Plant here in Hamilton.
01:01And my message to those workers is the same message I have for workers across Ontario.
01:07No matter what President Trump sends our way, we'll have your backs.
01:12We will be there for you to protect your jobs and paychecks, and stand up for Canada.
01:19The Prime Minister has my full support in this decision to walk away from a bad deal
01:25that would have hurt Canadian workers and undermined Canadian sovereignty.
01:31And he has my full support to hit back tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar.
01:37But let's be clear, this will not be easy.
01:41To stand up for Canada, to stand up against President Trump,
01:45we have to withstand the economic pain that will come with this fight.
01:51I promise you our government will be there, doing whatever we can to keep costs down,
01:58cut taxes, support workers and families, and protect Ontario jobs.
02:04But we need all levels of government working with us to lower costs and get through this fight.
02:10That includes municipal leaders like Mayor Horvath, who I'm so glad to welcome her here today.
02:20And Mayor, we just hand over a $572 million check,
02:25and I know it's going to go into infrastructure to build more affordable homes like we're here in this neighbourhood.
02:31And it means the federal government also needs to step up with major support and regulatory change.
02:39In response to these tariffs, the federal government needs to work with us to take urgent action
02:45to strengthen the competitiveness of key Ontario industries.
02:49We need to eliminate federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for Canadian-made vehicles
02:55and exempt tariff-impacted sectors from federal emissions performance standards,
03:01which together add hundreds of millions of dollars in compliance costs for Canadian businesses.
03:09Tariff rate quotas on steel imports need to be dropped to zero on countries that do not have free trade
03:16agreements with Canada,
03:18and to 12% on countries that do have a free trade agreement.
03:23And of course, the federal government needs to invest significantly
03:27to support our auto, steel, and manufacturing industries redirect revenues from our counter-tariffs on the U.S.
03:37to tariff-impacted workers and businesses,
03:40and cut taxes to increase Canada's competitiveness and attract new investment.
03:46If President Trump escalates, Canada needs to be ready to do the same.
03:51Everything needs to be on the table.
03:55We need to use Canada's many points of leverage to create maximum impact,
04:00targeting deep red states and making sure that America's economy feels the pain.
04:08And make no mistake, Americans are already feeling the pain.
04:12Because President Trump's tariffs are nothing more than a tax on the American people,
04:18raising the cost of everything from homes to food and making life more uncertain
04:24for the tens of millions of Americans who depend on trade with Canada to bring home their paycheck.
04:31Canada did not start this fight, but we're prepared to win it.
04:36Team Canada needs to stand united, stand up to this attack on our economy,
04:42use our leverage to protect our workers,
04:45and make clear to President Trump that Canada is not for sale.
04:50As I've always said, we can't control President Trump,
04:54but we can control the choices we make here in Ontario.
04:59And from day one, our choices have been to build the most competitive,
05:05resilient, and self-reliant economy in the G7.
05:09Since April of last year, we've announced nearly $30 billion in relief and support
05:16for Ontario workers and businesses impacted by tariffs.
05:20We're diversifying our trade away from the United States,
05:25reshoring critical supply chains,
05:28and supporting workers who've been impacted by tariffs.
05:32We've also stepped up to support small businesses with a $1.1 billion tax cut
05:39that is saving more than 375,000 small businesses up to $5,000 every year.
05:47And we're helping those businesses grow by breaking down internal trade barriers
05:53so Ontario businesses can sell to more Canadians
05:57and build a more united national economy.
06:01One of the key measures our government launched
06:04to protect workers and businesses affected by U.S. tariffs
06:08is our $1 billion Protect Ontario financing program.
06:13This program provides Ontario-based businesses hit by higher tariff rates
06:17with loans for things like payroll and utilities
06:22to keep workers on the job and keep businesses open.
06:27Today, I'm announcing that Ontario will immediately expand the program
06:32to businesses hit by President Trump's latest tariffs,
06:36including those producing electrical and mechanical equipment,
06:40plastic and paper products, packaging, furniture, beverages,
06:47including alcohol, and many more,
06:49so we can provide support where it's needed most
06:52and protect workers and businesses.
06:56Canada and Ontario have what the world wants,
06:59and we have what the United States needs.
07:03Despite the challenges we're facing,
07:06our economy is leading North America when it comes to job creation.
07:11In fact, over the last four months,
07:14our economy added nearly 120,000 new full-time jobs,
07:20while last month, the U.S. actually lost jobs.
07:24We have the resources, the expertise, and the world-class workers
07:29that are building the most resilient, self-reliant,
07:33and competitive economy anywhere in the world.
07:36Everything we need to protect Ontario is right here at home.
07:39So we aren't going to roll over.
07:42We're going to stand up for our country.
07:45We're going to do whatever it takes to protect every family,
07:49business, and worker in this province.
07:52I want to thank you, and may God bless the people of Ontario.
07:56Thank you so much.
08:02We will now take questions from the media.
08:04Media present can line up and ask their question through the microphone.
08:07As a friendly reminder, the format is one question and one follow-up.
08:11Please state your name and your outlet before your question.
08:13First question.
08:16Good afternoon, Premier Mark McAllister from City News.
08:18Hi, Mark.
08:19You had called on the federal government to do quite a bit in that speech.
08:22At the same time, you have the opportunity to do something as a province.
08:27You've mentioned cutting off electricity, for example, in the past.
08:31There's the opportunity to cut off critical minerals.
08:33You've mentioned those things.
08:35What can we expect specifically from the province,
08:37and have you spoken with the Prime Minister about those things?
08:40Well, Mark, I'll answer the first question.
08:43I was speaking to him as I was pulling up, and that's why I was a little delayed.
08:46I spoke to the Prime Minister a few minutes ago.
08:49We're all part of Team Canada, and we're going to have further discussions.
08:54We're putting teams together across Canada to make sure we're all on the same page.
08:58As for the electricity, everything's on the table.
09:01Critical minerals, everything's on the table.
09:03But I can't do this alone, folks.
09:05I need every Premier playing on Team Canada,
09:08and I'm confident that every single Premier will be part of Team Canada.
09:14You also measure it.
09:15Well, you've announced the expansion of one of the measures
09:18that you had already implemented to help businesses and individuals.
09:22I'm just curious, among those different programs that you had already implemented,
09:28what kind of effectiveness you've had to this point?
09:31Because there doesn't seem to be a whole lot coming back in terms of information to us
09:36in terms of how effective things have been over the last year or so.
09:39Well, thanks for that question, Mark.
09:41You know, I think it's been very effective.
09:43Ontario led North America in job creation last month with 52,000 jobs.
09:50And that's during uncertain times.
09:52Even when we have certain times, those are record numbers.
09:56Over the last four months, we've created another 120,000 jobs,
10:01attracting investment from all over the world, well over $230 billion.
10:06And I want to give a shout-out to Minister Vic Fidelli that travels around the world.
10:11He sends me a message every single day, 365 days a year,
10:17about companies investing billions, hundreds of millions, tens of millions,
10:21and even millions, even the small businesses.
10:23So we have to create the climate and the conditions to attract new investment here,
10:28which we have over the last eight years.
10:31And an additional million people are working today than they were in 2018.
10:36We are leaders when it comes to nuclear, small modular reactors.
10:40We're leading the G7, large-scale nuclear that we're building,
10:44which everyone needs, including our neighbours south of the border, want our energy.
10:49Folks, remember, we power 1.5 million homes and businesses.
10:54What I find ironic about this is we're actually giving electricity to companies
11:01to make products to compete against us.
11:05That needs to stop, and we're going to address that.
11:09As this escalates, everything will be on the table.
11:12Our critical minerals, we have more than anyone in the entire world.
11:17As a matter of fact, my minister, Greg Rickford, is making an announcement up in Arrowland,
11:22First Nations, to move the road forward to the Ring of Fire,
11:27to get those critical minerals out of the ground.
11:29But every single person in this province, in this country, has to play a role.
11:34When you go out shopping, look for Made Ontario, Made in Canada,
11:38or Made somewhere else in the world.
11:40Do your very best.
11:41And I know it's easy to say, but do your very best to look at the labels.
11:45And I know it's not always possible, but the people, the consumers, play a massive role.
11:51Let's put pressure on the Walmarts.
11:55Let's put pressure on the Loblaws, the Sobeys, the Metros.
11:59I'm naming the big retailers to buy Ontario products from Ontario.
12:05That's my recommendation, and I'm confident that everyone will follow suit.
12:10And that goes for the 444 municipalities.
12:14Make sure your procurement buys Ontario goods.
12:18And that goes for other companies, too.
12:22No matter if it's the meters that they measure electricity, I'm calling out Electra.
12:28Make sure it's not American.
12:29Make sure it's Ontario or Canadian, because I keep hearing rumors that we're going to spend hundreds of millions down
12:35in the U.S.
12:35That cannot happen.
12:36And that's just one company out of many.
12:39But we need a Team Canada approach.
12:42Hi, Premier Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star.
12:44Hi, Rob.
12:44Hi there.
12:45Just wondering, since you've talked to the Prime Minister shortly before getting here,
12:48did you talk about the 25% electricity surtax, bringing that back?
12:54Did you talk about bringing the Reagan ad, and if so, what did he say?
12:59Well, I did talk about playing a Team Canada approach, making sure that no matter if it's our electricity that
13:07we ship down there,
13:08but many other provinces, electricity, and other areas that we can really put pain on the U.S.,
13:16no matter if it's the oil or if it's potash or if it's uranium, any of those.
13:24I am going to have a call with Danielle Smith at the end of the day here, or 4 o
13:29'clock, roughly,
13:30have a discussion and get her opinion on what we need to do to protect Canadian workers.
13:36So it has to be a Team Canada approach.
13:40Everyone has to be singing off the same song sheet, and there can't be any detractors,
13:45because I know that every single Canadian wants to protect our sovereignty,
13:49wants to protect jobs and their communities.
13:52So we're going to work collectively together.
13:55Okay, so it sounds like you're not going to freelance any of these moves.
13:58You're going to do it in conjunction with perhaps with the approval of the Feds.
14:02But it is on the table, and he agreed.
14:04Okay.
14:05I said that electricity surcharge is going to be on the table.
14:08I'll hold off on the ads for now.
14:10I don't want to escalate it anymore, but we need to fight back.
14:14Okay, I was just wondering, you sound a little more subdued than you did this morning on the radio
14:18when you said Donald Trump could kiss your ass.
14:20Did the Prime Minister tell you to ask you to tone it down a bit?
14:23No, he didn't.
14:25I'm not going to comment, but he wasn't against that.
14:29And I have a lot of real estate on my ass, so he has a lot of room to kiss
14:32my ass.
14:36So I just do.
14:38I'm a big dude.
14:39What can I say?
14:40Premier Sean Jeffords, CBC News.
14:42I know you haven't had an opportunity to see this, but we were just looking at a very fresh post
14:47here from President Trump on True Social,
14:49taking aim at you personally, taking shots at you, suggesting you should fall in line,
14:54that you're a flunky of the Prime Minister.
14:56Do you want to respond to these shots?
14:59What would you say to the President?
15:01No, I don't respond to a dictator like President Trump, a bully like President Trump, as I said before.
15:07He's the type of guy in school that would take your lunch money one day,
15:11take your toque off your head the next day, and then steal your running shoes.
15:15But I'm not going to take any advice off a guy that's the king of bankruptcies.
15:20And he's actually tariffing his own people, taxing his own people.
15:24And I'm going to make sure I communicate through the U.S. media.
15:28I'm going to be reaching out to every single governor, every single senator, and every single congressperson.
15:33And when it comes to the midterms, I have a message to the Americans.
15:37Don't vote in a person that's going to kill your jobs.
15:40He ran on creating more jobs.
15:42Last time I checked, jobs went down in the U.S., and Ontario created more jobs.
15:48He ran on reducing the cost of living.
15:51Last time I checked, foods are more expensive down there.
15:54Homes are more expensive.
15:55And the reason homes are more expensive is because he has a tariff on our lumber,
15:59which 33% of all homes that are built in the U.S. use Canadian lumber.
16:04So I'm not going to take lessons off President Trump.
16:07He's the last guy that I would take any lessons off.
16:11And it's about Team Canada.
16:13Well, we'll see how this goes.
16:15But if he wants to put pain on Canadians, we'll leverage every bit of pain we possibly can on Americans.
16:22And do you know what I feel bad for?
16:24I've always said I love the American people.
16:26I still stand by that statement because there's a lot of people in the U.S.
16:29that are calling me saying, way to go, keep going.
16:33You know, your own people, President Trump, don't even like you.
16:36And they're going to speak loud and clear when it comes to the midterms.
16:39And if I was allowed to, I'd be down there door knocking.
16:44Premier, you mentioned a number of times today that tariffs are a tax on Americans.
16:48If that principle stands, and I'm sure it does here in Canada as well,
16:52you know, how do you impose retaliatory tariffs without impacting Canadians,
16:57Canadians, you know, spending here?
17:00That's a good point.
17:02It is going to hurt.
17:03That's the cost of war.
17:04We have two choices, folks.
17:06We either roll over, and he dismantles Canada, and he says, 51st state?
17:12We'll never be the 51st state.
17:15We'll do whatever it takes to protect our sovereignty.
17:18We're proud Canadians.
17:19And I'll tell you one thing, you know, we'll wait it out for two years.
17:23We'll wait it out for two years, even if he lasts two years, but we'll wait it out,
17:28and hopefully they'll come to their senses.
17:30When they see the pain he's putting on the American people,
17:35and we have to focus on the red states.
17:39And, folks, I know up here, red is liberal, blue is conservative.
17:42It's the opposite down there, just to explain to the people.
17:44The red states are Republican, blue are Democrat, but the red states, we're going to hit hard.
17:50Hi, Premier.
17:51Siobhan Morris, CTV News.
17:52Hi, Siobhan.
17:53I just wanted to sort of figure out your thinking about how you thread this needle
17:58with the president taking very specific aim at you in deeply personal ways.
18:03Good.
18:03Well, why is that good?
18:06Well, good.
18:06You know something?
18:07I've been in this game a lot longer than he has.
18:09I've got skin on me like an alligator, and you think an insult from him hurts me?
18:14Well, bring it on, buddy.
18:15I'm ready.
18:16Bring it on.
18:18You know something?
18:19I've dealt with guys like you my whole life, and guess what?
18:22You all become losers because you're a loser.
18:25Are you worried when you hit back that way that you are making Ontarians and Canadians vulnerable
18:30because he is such an unpredictable figure?
18:33We have two choices, Siobhan.
18:35We either roll back and let him take over our country, watch the SEAL sector bleed out,
18:40watch the auto sector bleed out, the auto part manufacturers bleed out, all the manufacturers bleed out.
18:45That's his game.
18:46But we're going to play his game.
18:48We're not playing his game.
18:50Folks, we're an economic powerhouse.
18:52Make no mistake about it.
18:54He says he doesn't need Canada.
18:56I'd love to see.
18:57He wants to take our auto sector.
18:58I'd love to see him run cars without any oil.
19:02I'd love to see him try to grow vegetables and fruit and everything without the potash.
19:10I'd like to see when we have our critical minerals.
19:15Matter of fact, high-grade nickel.
19:17That 65% comes from Ontario for their military, for their manufacturing.
19:23But that's not my message to the American people.
19:26My message to the American people, let's create Fortress North America.
19:31Let's make the pie larger.
19:33Let's create more opportunities and more jobs.
19:36We buy more autos, 400% more autos than anyone in the entire country, in the world.
19:43So now the choice is, do we keep buying American vehicles?
19:48And that's very personal to people.
19:49So, you know, where we can, let's try to buy Canadian.
19:53But they'll have multiple, multiple auto plants closed down, if that's the case.
19:59He says he wants to attack the auto part manufacturers.
20:03Like, maybe he just doesn't understand how parts go back and forth eight times.
20:07It would actually shut down your auto plants in the U.S.
20:12But we need to hear from the American people.
20:15We need to hear from the governors and the senators, which we have heard from northern governors, that this will
20:21hurt them.
20:22It's not going to help them.
20:23And I've heard from Republican and Democrats, this is not good.
20:27And you mentioned that everything remains on the table if things were to get worse.
20:31What would worse look like?
20:33Do you have a line in mind already?
20:35Well, if it gets really, really bad, I say everything's on the table.
20:39I cannot speak for other premiers.
20:44But a couple premiers have a lot of power to protect Canada.
20:48Massive power.
20:49And I can't speak for them.
20:51But we need everyone to be on Team Canada and throw everything in the kitchen sink at them.
20:57No matter if it's electricity, if it's fuel.
21:00Again, if it's potash or uranium, we need to have everything on the table.
21:05But we need a buy-in from coast to coast to coast.
21:09And we'll work together with the other premiers.
21:12I know the prime minister will.
21:13But we could put massive, massive pain on the U.S.
21:19President Trump underestimates us.
21:21And that's the biggest mistake, underestimating your opponent.
21:25Hi, Premier.
21:26Jeff Gray, Global Mail.
21:27I just wanted to go back into the events of the last few days.
21:31You mentioned on Saturday that you did not like the deal from the start.
21:36But can you clarify just when?
21:37Was it Friday that you told the prime minister, no, and no, I'm going to leave the booze ban in
21:43place?
21:44Well, right from Wednesday, I said it wasn't a good deal.
21:48But I'm always willing to be on Team Canada.
21:50And as the week went on, I spoke to the CEOs from the auto sector, auto part manufacturers, the CEO.
21:58And I want to give a shout-out to Ron Bedard, a true leader.
22:02He's the chair of all the steel manufacturers.
22:06He is a champion for Canada.
22:09He was up until midnight the other night.
22:12But I've never believed in this deal from day one.
22:15And I'm so glad that the prime minister, and I know there was other situations that happened, that he took
22:22our advice.
22:23Not just my advice.
22:25Advice when he talked to CEOs, be it Ron Bedard or auto manufacturers.
22:30He made the right call.
22:32You know, you have a little pain for long-term gain.
22:35And, yeah, there's going to be a little bit of pain, but we're going to be there.
22:38The federal government is going to be there.
22:39The provincial government is going to be there to support companies, diversify our trade, lower cost of taxation and regulation,
22:48and make ourselves more competitive.
22:50I'm confident when my minister, Vic Fidelli, goes around the world and talks to companies, they look at Ontario as
22:59a safe haven, pro-business, cutting red tape, creating more opportunities for their companies to grow and thrive and prosper.
23:07And that's why we're fortunate enough to see 120,000 people employed full-time jobs in the last four months.
23:15But, Premier, was it advice or did you say, I'm not lifting the booze ban so this deal is not
23:21going to happen?
23:22And did you make those things we talked about the other day and you mentioned today, the environmental, the tailpipe
23:29issue and the industrial carbon tax, did you make those preconditions for accepting any sort of deal?
23:34The day and the night, I did tell them I can't support it.
23:37I can't go to DeFasco and look a steel worker in the eyes knowing that if we took this deal,
23:43he wouldn't have a job in a couple of years.
23:45I couldn't go to the auto part manufacturers and the auto companies and looking up the auto workers in the
23:50eyes and say, you aren't going to have a job in a couple of years.
23:54The total opposite.
23:56They're going to have jobs for long-term in the steel industry.
23:58They're going to have long-term jobs in the auto sector.
24:02So, I have to go with my conscience.
24:04I have to go with what I believe in, in protecting people.
24:09Matt Christie, the Hamilton Spectator.
24:11Hi, Matt.
24:12Hi.
24:13In light of the threatened new 50% tariff on steel, what measures is your government contemplating to protect steel
24:20workers in Hamilton and the Ontario steel industry?
24:22Well, we'll be there for anything they need.
24:25We're going to protect them through financial support and we're going to be there for them to make sure that
24:31they're going to be competitive.
24:32But they're going to feel the pain too because who is the number one customer for steel in the U
24:39.S.?
24:41Canada is.
24:42Ontario is.
24:44So, they're going to feel the pain in the steel sector as well down there.
24:47But we're going to protect them.
24:49The NDP is calling on you to immediately recall the legislature to pass emergency relief for Ontario workers.
24:58Do you plan to recall the legislature?
25:00No.
25:00I find that real ironic to start doing gutter politics in this time, that they want us to call the
25:06legislature back,
25:07that they actually voted against every single thing we've done for the last year to protect Ontario.
25:14So, every recommendation they gave, they voted against.
25:18So, I find it pretty hypocritical.
25:20We have a job to protect Ontario, protect communities, and protect companies.
25:26That's what I'm focused on.
25:28Folks, I'm not tooting my own horn.
25:30I'm going at six in the morning.
25:32I don't stop till midnight, after midnight.
25:34And the death of me is going to be my cell phone.
25:37I get a thousand messages a day.
25:40So, my message to the people out there, I apologize if I can't get back to you right away.
25:45I do my very best.
25:47I return as many calls as possible.
25:49I love people that send me ideas.
25:52And I have certain groups.
25:54I have certain groups that call you up and say, you're a bad guy.
25:57Fine.
25:57Isn't that great democracy?
25:59You can actually call a premier up and tell him he's a bad guy or whatever.
26:03Then I have the second group that says, I love you.
26:06Keep going and keep moving.
26:07And that's the number one comment that I get when I'm out there talking to thousands of people.
26:12No matter if it's going into a store or going into events, everyone says, you're doing a great job.
26:17Keep going and don't stop.
26:19That's the single number one message.
26:22And then I have people that send me ideas, which I love.
26:26And then there's frequent flyers that want to call you every day or every second day.
26:30Those frequent flyers just hang in there.
26:32And I appreciate everyone's calls.
26:34But, yeah, it's overloaded.
26:37I think I'm behind 11,540 as of today.
26:41They're coming in every single minute.
26:43So, just bear with me, folks.
26:45I'll get back to you as soon as I possibly can.
26:49Hi, Premier.
26:49Fatma Sayed with the Narwhal.
26:51In your letter to the Prime Minister, you wrote that you'd like Ontario's considering exempting tariff-impacted sectors from emissions
26:58performance standards.
26:59Yes.
26:59Today, you've asked for the elimination of some of them.
27:02At the same time, you've often said that companies come to Ontario because of our clean manufacturing pitch.
27:07So, how do you reconcile those two positions?
27:09Very simple.
27:10And are you now willing to weaken climate rules that were part of that pitch?
27:13No, it's very simple.
27:14We have the cleanest grid in the entire world, folks.
27:1890 percent.
27:19I'm going to pass this over to Sam Usterhoff that takes care of the energy file.
27:25But 90 percent.
27:26We were at 94, and then we had to refurbish a couple of the plants via Pickering.
27:33It dropped down to 90.
27:35But our goal is to continue leading the world in clean energy with nuclear energy and other forms of energy.
27:43That will bring us up to close to 100 percent.
27:46So, that's not a problem.
27:48What we have to do is create the climate for companies that come here knowing that they aren't going to
27:54have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars.
27:57I'll give you one example.
27:58To Fasco, in four years, they'll be paying 500 million dollars.
28:03Do you know what happens?
28:04They're up.
28:05Talk to Mr. Mattel, the owner of the largest steel company in the world.
28:09He'll get up, see you later, and go down south.
28:12They don't have it.
28:13But I'm all for making sure we have a clean environment.
28:17We're spending tens of billions of dollars to make that happen.
28:21We're going to continue investing in nuclear energy that has zero emissions.
28:26Clean, green, reliable, cost-effective energy.
28:30That's why everyone, you see the whole shift in the world, especially in the U.S., are going to nuclear.
28:35We have the best in the world.
28:37Sam, I'll pass it over to you.
28:40Thank you, Premier.
28:41The Premier is absolutely right.
28:43We are committed to defending workers, defending industries and jobs, but we should make no apologies about having one of
28:50the cleanest grids in the world.
28:53And we have a clear plan laid out in the integrated energy plan, Energy for Generations, that Minister Lecce and
29:00the Premier announced last year.
29:01That gets us to 99% emission-free power by 2050 as we build out small modular reactors.
29:08You saw our recent procurements, the long-term procurements, where we secure more renewables, more battery storage.
29:14In the meantime, we do go through a dip in the late 2020s and into the early 2030s as we
29:19build out all of this industry, as we build out our new nuclear, as we build out a massive expansion
29:25that supports 180,000 good jobs.
29:28Be under no illusions.
29:30Those are jobs that are supported by Canadian content, Ontario content.
29:34We're going to double down on building out a clean, reliable source of power that we have in our nuclear
29:40sector, that we have in our renewable sector.
29:41But Minister Fideli can tell you, our plan to get to 99% emissions-free by 2050 doesn't mean that
29:48we have to force businesses like Arcelor and Mattel DeFasco, like other producers.
29:52I'm going to be in Sarnia tomorrow with Minister Lecce, folks who are producing fertilizer in Sarnia, for example, to
29:59force them to pay billions and billions of dollars.
30:01It's really a premium on the cost of doing business if that's maintained, when we know how important it is
30:08to not only get to that net zero or that 99% plus zero emissions grid that we have, a
30:13plan to achieve.
30:14We don't need to tax workers, tax industry, and ultimately put more cost on the backs of those industries in
30:21the meantime.
30:22We can do it both.
30:24Okay, now I'm going to ask Minister Vic Fideli to come up and talk about what people say to you
30:30when you're overseas about Ontario.
30:33Thank you very much.
30:34When I look at Minister Osterhoff, it reminds me of the session that we had in Europe with a company
30:40called Youngbundslauer.
30:43Thank you, Sam.
30:51Thank you very much.
31:37Thank you, Sam.
32:09Thank you, Sam.
32:1289 companies who then invested a billion dollars of their own money here in Ontario, as the Premier said, in
32:21very uncertain times.
32:2289 companies, 89 Ontario companies pivoted and began on-shoring.
32:29Things they were having made in the States, they're now making themselves.
32:33That's going to be our success.
32:34Cans.
32:35We're doing it.
32:36Cans.
32:37Tin cans.
32:38We, you know, Premier was on us on day one.
32:41Why don't we make cans in Ontario?
32:42We went to France, met with a company called Masili.
32:45They're manufacturing their plant here in Ontario, in Brantford, right now.
32:51Sandvik, a company in...
32:55Sweden.
32:55I wanted to say, I wanted to say Fidlin, but it's Sweden.
32:58I'm getting them confused today, I can tell you.
33:02Company in Sweden, $85 million investing in a plant in Sudbury, Ontario.
33:06These are the kind of successes that we keep having, whether it's in South Korea or Japan or in Germany.
33:13These are the kinds of successes because Ontario, because Premier Ford, because our team has created the conditions for these
33:22businesses to be set up for success.
33:25Sorry.
33:26No, no, that's all right.
33:27That's good.
33:28With all due respect, I appreciate the clean energy argument and the pitch that all the ministers just made.
33:34But this is about climate rules for industry.
33:37Your government has given hundreds of millions of public money to companies like DeFasco to help them decarbonize.
33:43And right now, we are in tough times, and the first thing you're calling for is an exemption or an
33:49elimination of the same standards that would incentivize companies like DeFasco to move towards cleaner production rules and fewer emissions.
33:57So how do you explain that to taxpayer money?
34:04I think we just explained that, but what we're focusing on is making sure that we survive.
34:11This is about survival right now, and we're going to do both.
34:16It's not either and or.
34:17It's and.
34:18We're going to lead the world in clean energy, and we're going to make it competitive for companies to come
34:24here and invest.
34:26It's as simple as that.
34:28But again, I appreciate your compliment on being the leader in the world on clean energy.
34:34I appreciate that.
34:36Good afternoon, Premier Steve Cornwell here from the Trillium.
34:40Just on the on what the opposition is saying around recalling the legislature, they seem to they're saying that they
34:47want to work with you on a on a plan and kind of contribute to what the government can do
34:51to respond to this situation.
34:53If it gets really bad, I guess my question is, what would be the what would be the harm in
34:57kind of calling legislature back in the midst of this kind of five month break?
35:00You know, something I've been in this game a long time.
35:03They want to play gutter politics.
35:04They voted against every single item that we did for the last year to protect Ontario.
35:11I'm I am swamped right now.
35:13It's an 18 hour a day job with myself and my ministers.
35:17If they have suggestions, call me up.
35:20Everyone else calls me up.
35:22And by the way, I left one group out, the people that need help.
35:25I help people every single day on multitude issues.
35:28But call me up.
35:30Give me suggestions.
35:31But make sure when we go back in the legislature, because we will be going back in our time frame,
35:36that they actually support things that we put forward.
35:40No brainers.
35:41But they vote against absolutely everything.
35:44They want to play politics.
35:45I want to play.
35:46Let's create jobs.
35:48Let's give people stability.
35:50Let's make sure that we have a stable environment and certainty.
35:56That's what I want to do.
35:57And that's exactly what we're doing.
35:59But we're going full steam.
36:01In terms of all options being on the table here, one of the larger contracts that the province has signed
36:07procurement wise this past few months was with Staples, which is owned by a U.S.
36:13equity firm.
36:14It's in the neighborhood of north of $60 million to supply Ontario schools through the teachers kind of supply portal.
36:21Is that a contract that at this stage you would consider reconsidering based on how this trade spat is working
36:28out with the U.S.?
36:28Not at all, because they employ thousands and thousands of people.
36:32It's like, say, don't buy a Ford car or General Motors car.
36:35They're American.
36:36No, I disagree.
36:37If you employ people here in Ontario, you're giving them a paycheck.
36:41That can go back into the economy.
36:43And all the supplies, we'll do everything we can to buy Ontario.
36:49It's in the legislation.
36:52And we're going to continue doing that.
36:54So it's like saying, don't shop at Walmart.
36:57No, shop at Walmart.
36:59They employ hundreds of thousands of people.
37:01So I don't buy that argument whatsoever.
37:04Matter of fact, I want more companies from the U.S. to come up, set up, shop here.
37:08I want companies from around the world to set up, shop here.
37:11That's what I want.
37:12So any American company down there, come up and set up, shop and create jobs.
37:17And what a great jurisdiction to set up, shop in Ontario, the engine in Canada.
37:24Hey, good afternoon.
37:25Premier Man, how are you with the Canadian Press?
37:27You just said 10 minutes ago that electricity going to the United States should stop.
37:32Can you expand on that?
37:33And is this a long-term goal for you or a short-term goal?
37:36I think we start off with a surcharge.
37:38If it escalates, we have to use every tool in our toolbox.
37:42We aren't the only one that sends electricity down to the U.S.
37:46New Brunswick does, Quebec does, B.C. does, Manitoba does, just to name a few.
37:51So we need to get together, all together, and decide if we're going to put surcharges on the electricity.
37:59How can we let them take really inexpensive electricity to make goods to compete and take jobs from Canadians?
38:09You know, you can't square that circle.
38:12So we'll use every tool in our toolbox.
38:15Then we'll see if President Trump says, do I need Canada?
38:18Watch how he does cartwheels and he shouts and screams when we put the surcharge on.
38:22Matter of fact, I can't wait.
38:23I cannot wait.
38:25Let's be clear.
38:26I don't like the guy.
38:27Simple.
38:29On that note, do you see a pathway to resolution of this current trade war?
38:35I hope so.
38:36Is it realistic to see that happening soon?
38:38I hope so, you know, because I bet if I took a poll down in the U.S., that poll
38:43would say, we don't want to attack our best customer, our largest customer, our closest friend, our closest ally that
38:50has fought shoulder-to-shoulder in wars against us, always supported us.
38:55And I believe that he'd get hammered on that poll.
38:59Matter of fact, we should do a poll down in the U.S., I think, just to send it out
39:02there.
39:02But, you know, I don't believe the American people feel the same way, at least the ones I talk to,
39:08and I talk to thousands, feel the same way.
39:11So let's see what happens in the midterms.
39:13This will be the last reporter.
39:16Hi, Adam Atkinson, CHCH News.
39:19I just want to get your reaction to Trump's latest Truth Social post came down about 20 minutes ago.
39:24I wish I could do his voice, but I can't, so I'll just do it normal.
39:27Lots of bluster from Doug Ford, who is better known as the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of
39:36the late, great Rob Ford.
39:38So you guys aren't going to be best friends.
39:39Let's get your reaction to that.
39:41Well, I can go back and forth with Trump.
39:43You know, I'm not going to, I'm just not going to take the bait.
39:47This guy's a loser.
39:49He's going to be a loser, and simple as that.
39:51We're going to fight with everything we have, and, you know, something, I have more courage, more brains in my
39:57baby toe than he has in his whole body.
39:59So there you go.
40:02That concludes our media questions today.
40:04Well, folks, thank you so much.
40:05I want to thank everyone here.
40:06I want to thank the builders.
40:07I want to thank Mars Holmes.
40:09I want to thank the mayor.
40:10She's a champion.
40:11You know, she's leading the whole province now.
40:14Did you know that, guys?
40:15444 municipalities.
40:17She is cut down to zero DCs.
40:20And congratulations, mayor.
40:23She's going to cut red tape like we are.
40:26We're still going to create more jobs than anywhere in North America.
40:29We're going to make sure we're prosperous, even with Donald Trump, the tyrant, coming after us.
40:36But isn't this great?
40:38He's going in two years, and he might even be going sooner if the Dems get their act together and
40:44win the midterms.
40:45So everyone down there, independents, Republicans and Democrat, kick this bully out of office.
40:53God bless you.
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