Ontario Premier Urges Canada and US to Avoid Trade War and Confront China

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is advocating for a united front between Canada and the United States to confront trade issues arising from China, rather than resorting to a damaging trade war against each other.
Ford told CNN this week that it’s time to focus on China’s ploy of using Mexico to ship goods into North America and he called on President-elect Donald Trump to turn his attention to the east rather than imposing 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian exports after his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Trump has said he will enact the tariffs if Canada doesn’t tighten border security to stop the flow of illegal immigration and drugs into the United States. Ford, however, said Trump should treat Canada like the ally it is rather than being at odds with such an important trading partner….