Federal government should impose equivalent tariffs on US: Doug Ford

As the deadline for the end of trade talks in Canada and the US approaches on August 1, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has demanded that the federal government be prepared to impose equivalent tariffs on the US if no trade deal is reached by Friday, he said that the retaliatory measures should also include an equivalent 50 percent tariff on US aluminum and steel.

Ford's comments come after Trump recently threatened to impose a 35 percent tariff on several Canadian goods from August 1 amid ongoing negotiations with Canada.

Ford said that my position is clear that if Trump continues the trade war, the response should be dollar for dollar. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mark Carney has also made it clear that his government will only accept an agreement that is in Canada's favor.