‘We have the critical minerals, we have the energy, we have the electricity that America needs,’ Ontario premier says
Instead of Canada becoming the 51st state, as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly reiterated, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is proposing a different plan: Fortress Am-Can.
Instead, he proposed a trade deal to ensure “it’s the richest, wealthiest, most prosperous jurisdiction in two countries anywhere in the world.”
“We have the critical minerals, we have the energy, we have the electricity that America needs and there’s only one place I’d want to sell it to, and that’s the U.S.,” Ford said during the brief interview.
“China is shipping in cheap parts into Mexico and then Mexico is slapping a ‘Made in Mexic’o sticker on it, shipping it up through the U.S. and Canada, costing American and Canadian jobs,” Ford claimed.
“Mexico has to make a choice: they’re either with Beijing or Washington.”
Speaking with reporters earlier, Ford suggested Canada should purchase property in the U.S. instead.
He’s since clarified that the comment was a joke.
Meanwhile, Ford is holding a press conference alongside Minister of Energy Stephen Lee on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. ET.
The event is being held near the Darlington Nuclear Generation Station.
“We need to be ready to fight,” he said.
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