Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to speed up Ontario resource projects and break down trade barriers between provinces.
Ford made the comments while congratulating Carney on his victory in the April 28 federal election.
“Ontario stands ready to work with the federal government to unleash our economy by cutting red tape so we can make Canada’s economy more competitive, resilient and self-reliant, capable of withstanding tariffs and whatever challenges may come our way,” Ford said in an April 29 statement.
Ford said he was calling on Carney to fulfill his commitment to “speed up approvals for critical mineral and other resource development projects,” while emphasizing projects for Ontario’s so-called Ring of Fire….