OTTAWA – Ontario’s position ahead of Wednesday’s first minister’s meeting was made quite clear, thanks to the Premier’s choice of headwear. Striding into Ottawa’s Diefenbaker building Wednesday for the provincial and territorial premier’s meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,

Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrived at a meeting with the prime minister and all of the country's other premiers today armed with his now frequent message of unity and strength in a fight against American tariffs — and a new anti-annexation accessory.

The Ontario premier’s dire prediction comes as he and other provincial and territorial leaders meet Wednesday in Ottawa with Justin Trudeau.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government believes U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on all Canadian goods could cost his province as many as 500,000 jobs – and that he and his fellow premiers expect Ottawa to come up with financial support for affected workers and businesses.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says ‘standing up for the country’ is more important than jurisdictions. Ford was speaking with reporters ahead of the premiers’ meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Canada’s response to the threat of U.

Justin Trudeau calling for a strong, national response as the country's Premiers and his Liberal government hold pivotal meetings in Ottawa as a tariff threat from the U.S. looms.