Ontario Premier Doug Ford (L) meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Aug. 18, 2025. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says trade negotiations with the United States are the responsibility of the federal government, which aligns with similar comments made by Prime Minister Mark Carney after Ontario’s anti-tariff advertising campaign led U.S. President Donald Trump to stop trade negotiations with Canada.
“He is the prime minister. I’m the premier. When it comes to national issues—making a deal with the U.S. and anyone else—that falls on [Carney’s] lap,” Ford told reporters on Nov. 4.
