Adedokun Waliyu 
- Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she’s instructed the city manager to immediately coordinate with federal and provincial counterparts to ensure they respond with one voice to confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Chow says the action plan includes a “buy Canadian initiative.”
“A city-wide push to put our locally-made products and services first. It includes a review of the city government’s procurement policies and contracts.”
The city also says it will form an Economic Action Team of business and labour leaders to advise on strategies to “protect the sectors of the economy most at risk, defend jobs, and keep workers front and centre.”
“For many in Toronto, this is an anxious, unsettling time. People are concerned that this unnecessary trade war will impact their jobs,” Chow said.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she’s instructed the city manager to immediately coordinate with federal and provincial counterparts to ensure they respond with one voice to confront this economic attack.
United States President Donald Trump confirmed this weekend that 25 per cent tariffs against Canadian goods will go into effect on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada will retaliate by imposing tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods, including alcohol, furniture, and natural resources.
Trump says he had a “very friendly” conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, during which she agreed to “immediately” put 10,000 Mexican soldiers on the shared border to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration.
In a post on his own social media platform, Truth Social, Trump says he is pausing his plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Mexico for one month as negotiations are held between the two countries.
