Canada will respond to Trump tariffs ‘like they’ve never seen before,’ says Ontario premier

>> ALL RIGHT, MEGAN COSTELLO FOR US AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. US AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. MEGAN.

THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO MEGAN. THANK YOU.

LET'S GO TO CANADA NOW. I'M JOJOINED NOW BY CANADA NOW. I'M JOINED NOW BY DOUG FORD.

HE IS THE PREMIER OF DOUG FORD. HE IS THE PREMIER OF ONTARIO, CANADA. MR.

PREMIER, WE ONTARIO, CANADA. MR. PREMIER, WE APPRECIATE YOU MAKING SOMEME TIE APPRECIATE YOU MAKING SOME TIME FOR US TODODAY.

WE KNOW THAT FOR US TODAY. WE KNOW THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP DELAYED THESE PRESIDENT TRUMP DELAYED THESE TARIFFS A MONTH AGO. AND NOW TARIFFS A MONTH AGO.

AND NOW WE'RE HEARING TODAY THAT THIS WE'RE HEARING TODAY THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN FOR CANADA. DO YOU WILL HAPPEN FOR CANADA. DO YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT HE HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT HE MIGHT DELAY THEMEM AGAIN ANYTHIG MIGHT DELAY THEM AGAIN ANYTHING THAT'S GIVING YOU ANY HOPE AT THAT'S GIVING YOU ANY HOPE AT THIS POINT?

THIS POINT? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL.

>> THANKS. >>>> THANKS. >> SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME ON, >> SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME ON, ERIN.

FOR THE SAKE OF THE ERIN. FOR THE SAKE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE CANADIAN AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE CANADIAN PEOPLE, HE NEEDS TO PULL BACK. PEOPLE, HE NEEDS TO PULL BACK.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY I'M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. YOU WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. YOU KNOW, , PRESIDENT TRUMP RAN ON .

KNOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP RAN ON A. . MANDATE TO CREATE MORE.

MANDATE TO CREATE MORE. >> JOBS. >>>> JOBS.

>> KEEP INFLATION AND. LOW AND >> KEEP INFLATION AND. LOW AND LOWER COST.

IT'S GOING TO WORK LOWER COST. IT'S GOING TO WORK TOTALLY OPPOSITE PLANTS WILL TOTALLY OPPOSITE PLANTS WILL SHOW WILL CLOSE DOWN WITHIN A SHOW WILL CLOSE DOWN WITHIN A WEEK. ASSEMBLY PLANTS IN WEEK.

ASSEMBLY PLANTS IN MICHIGAN, WHICH IS A RED STATE. MICHIGAN, WHICH IS A RED STATE. A MANUFACTURING WILL STOP.

A MANUFACTURING WILL STOP. >> AND THE PEOPLE OF THE. >> AND THE PEOPLE OF THE.

>> US, WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE, >> US, WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THEY'RE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING MORE.

THE GOING TO BE PAYING MORE. THE MARKET IS GOING TO GO DOWNHILL MARKET IS GOING TO GO DOWNHILL FASTER THAN THE AMERICAN BOBSLED FASTER THAN THE AMERICAN BOBSLED TEAM. IT'S GOING TO BE AN TEAM.

IT'S GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER FOR BOTH ABSOLUTE DISASTER FOR BOTH COUNTRIES. WE ARE THE LARGEST COUNTRIES. WE ARE THE LARGEST TRADING PARTNER.

I I DON'T WANTO TRADING PARTNER. I DON'T WANT TO RESPOND, BUT WE WILL RESPOND RESPOND, BUT WE WILL RESPOND LIKE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. LIKE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

YOU NEED OUR URANIUM. YOU NEED YOU NEED OUR URANIUM. YOU NEED OUR POTASH.

YOU NEED OUR HIGH OUR POTASH. YOU NEED OUR HIGH GRADE NICKEL. I WILL STOCKPILE GRADE NICKEL.

I WILL STOCKPILE OUR HIHIGH GRADE NICKEL THAT 50% OUR HIGH GRADE NICKEL THAT 50% OF YOUR MILITARY AND OF YOUR MILITARY AND MANUFACTURING NEEDS, YOUR MANUFACTURING NEEDS, YOUR ALUMINUM, THE STEEL, THE LUMBER. ALUMINUM, THE STEEL, THE LUMBER. IT WILL BE AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER.

IT WILL BE AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER. AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO ONE AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO ONE PERSON. THAT'S PRESIDENT TRUMP.

PERSON. THAT'S PRESIDENT TRUMP. I HAVE TALKED TO ENDLESS I HAVE TALKED TO ENDLESS GOVERNORS AND REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS AND REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS AND DEMOCRATS, GOVERNORS AND DEMOCRATS, SENATORS AND CONGRESS PEOPLE.

I SENATORS AND CONGRESS PEOPLE. I LOVE THE U. S.

I LIVED THERE FOR LOVE THE U. S. I LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS.

THEY'RE ALL SAYING 20 YEARS. THEY'RE ALL SAYING THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING THAT THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING THAT SOMEONE COULD EVER DO. IT'S SOMEONE COULD EVER DO.

IT'S GOING TO CREATE MASSIVE GOING TO CREATE MASSIVE PROBLEMS. PROBOBLEMS. >> WELL, LET ME ASK YOU, YOU >> WELL, LET ME ASK K YOU, YOU SAID A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE I SAID A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

F FIRST F WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT. FIRST OF ALL, UH, YOU SAID THTHAT YOU WIL ALL, UH, YOU SAID THAT YOU WILL RESPOND. HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT RESPOND.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WHAT YOU EXPECT THE CANADIAN IS WHAT YOU EXPECT THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MIGHT DO, AND PRIME MINISTER MIGHT DO, AND WHAT YOU YOURSELF MIGHT DO AS AS WHAT YOU YOURSELF MIGHT DO AS AS THE LEADER OF A PROVINCE THERE THE LEADER OF A PROVINCE THERE IN CANADA. IN CANADA. >> WELL.

>>>> WELL. >> WE'LL. >> WE'LL.

>> RESPOND STRONGLY, A AND WE >> RESPOND STRONGLY, AND WE DON'T WANTNT TO. ON THE CRITICAL DON'T WANT TO. ON THE CRITICAL MINERALS.

I WILL STOP SHIPMENTS MINERALS. I WILL STOP SHIPMENTS GOING INTO THE US FOR NICKEL. IT GOING INTO THE US FOR NICKEL.

IT WILL SHUT DOWN MANUFACTURING WILL SHUT DOWN MANUFACTURING BECAUSE 50% OF THE NICKEL YOU BECAUSE 50% OF THE NICKEL YOU USE IS COMING OUT OF ONTARARIO. I USE IS COMING OUT OF ONTARIO. I ORDERED OUR BUREAUCRATS TO CUT ORDERED OUR BUREAUCRATS TO CUT OFF TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OFF TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH OF CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE US.

WE ARE THE LARGEST THE US. WE ARE THE LARGEST PURCHASER OF ALCOHOL IN THE PURCHASER OF ALCOHOL IN THE WORLD. WE BUY OVER 3600 PRODUCTS WORLD.

WE BUY OVER 3600 PRODUCTS FROM 35 STATES. I TALKED TO THE FROM 35 STATES. I TALKED TO THE GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY AND MITCH GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY AND MITCH MCCONNELL.

DON'T TOUCH OUR MCCONNELL. DON'T TOUCH OURUR BOURBON. I'M GOING AFTER BOURBON.

I'M GOING AFTER ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, AND I ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, AND I DON'T WANT TO. WE KEEP THE DON'T WANT TO. WE KEEP THE LIGHTS ON TO 1.

5 MILLION HOMES LIGHTS ON TO 1. 5 MILLION HOMES IN MANUFACTURING IN NEW YORK, IN IN MANUFACTURING IN NEW YORK, IN MICHIGAN AND IN MINNESOTA. IF HE MICHIGAN AND IN MINNESOTA.

IF HE WANTS TO DESTROY OUR ECONOMY AND WANTS TO DESTROY OUR ECONOMY AND OUR FAMILIES, I WILL SHUT DOWN OUR FAMILIES, I WILL SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICITY GOING DOWN TO THE ELECTRICITY GOING DOWN TO THE US. AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE THE US. AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE WILL DO IT.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE. I WILL DO IT. IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

I WOULD RATHER SHIP YOU MORE WOULD RATHER SHIP YOU MORE ELECTRICITY, SHIP YOU MORE ELECTRICITY, SHIP YOU MORE CRITICAL MINERALS. I WANT TO CRITICAL MINERALS. I WANT TO SHIP Y YOU MORE ENERGY, MORE SHIP YOU MORE ENERGY, MORE POTASH TO KEEP YOUR FARMERS POTASH TO KEEP YOUR FARMERS GOING.

AND URANIUM THAT YOU USE GOING. AND URANIUM THAT YOU USE FOR YOUR NUCLEAR POWER. UH, IT FOR YOUR NUCLEAR POWER.

UH, IT COMES THROUGH FROM SASKATCHEWAN COMES THROUGH FROM SASKATCHEWAN OVER TO ONTARIO, AND IT'S GOING OVER TO ONTARIO, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MASSIVE, MASSIVE TO BE A MASSIVE, MASSIVE PROBLEM. UH, I'M TELLING YOU, WE PROBLEM. UH, I'M TELLING YOU, WE LOVE THE CANADIANS, LOVE LOVE THE CANADIANS, LOVE AMERICANS.

I LOVE THE US. AMERICANS. I LOVE THE US.

EVERYONE DOES. AND NOT ONE EVERYONE DOES. AND NOT ONE AMERICAN FRIEND.

WHEN I LIVED AMERICAN FRIEND. WHEN I LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE TALKED THERE FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE TALKED TO ALL OF THEM. HARD CORE TO ALL OF THEM.

HARD CORE REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING THIS IS REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING THIS IS THE E BIGGEST MISTAKE, UH, THE BIGGEST MISTAKE, UH, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE, AND WE'RE DEAD AGAINST IT. I HAVE WE'RE DEAD AGAINST IT. I HAVE YET TO FIND ONE SUPPORTS HIM.

YET TO FIND ONE SUPPORTS HIM. >> AND SO IF I'M HEARING YOU >> AND SO IF I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, YOU ARE READY, SIR, CORRECTLY, YOU ARE READY, SIR, TO GO TO GO TO WAR, TO G GO TO A TO GO TO GO TO WAR, TO GO TO A TRADE WAR WITH THE UNITED TRADE WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE TRUMP STATES, WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. NT >> IT'S THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO.

IT'S ONE PERSON THAT'S TO DO. IT'S ONE PERSON THAT'S COMING TO ATTACK US COMING TO ATTACK US ECONOMICALLY. YOUR CLOSEST ECONOMICALLY.

YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND, YOUR T TREASURED ALLY TT FRIEND, YOUR TREASURED ALLY THAT WILL STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WILL STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH YOU IN EVERY SITUATION YOU WITH YOU IN EVERY SITUATION YOU FACE. AND HE'S ATTACKING THE FACE. AND HE'S ATTACKING THE PERSON, HIS NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER.

PERSON, HIS NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER. THERE'S NO COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THERE'S NO COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT BUYS MORE PRODUCTS OFF THE THAT BUYS MORE PRODUCTS OFF THE US THAN WE DO. WE'RE THE NUMBER US THAN WE DO.

WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE TRADING, UH, CUSTOMER TO 28 ONE TRADING, UH, CUSTOMER TO 28 STATES, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE STATES, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE RED STATES. THEY'RE GOING TO RED STATES. THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL THE PAIN LIKE THEY'VE NEVER FEEL THE PAIN LIKE THEY'VE NEVER FELT B BEFORE.

WE'RE GOING TO FL FELT BEFORE. WE'RE GOING TO FEEL THE PAIN. BUT I'LL TELL YOYOU, THE PAIN.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU, CANADIANS ARE RESILIENT. WE'RE CANADIANS ARE RESILIENT. WE'RE STRONG, WE'RE PROUD, AND WE'RE STRONG, WE'RE PROUD, AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT BACK LIKE THEY'VE GOING TO FIGHT BACK LIKE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

AND I'M SORRY NEVER SEEN BEFORE. AND I'M SORRY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT YOUR TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT YOUR PRESIDENT HAS DECIDED TO DO PRESIDENT HAS DECIDED TO DO THIS. UM, I APOLOGIZE, BUT HE'S THIS.

UM, I APOLOGIZE, BUT HE'S GIVING US NO CHOICE. THERE'S GIVING US NO CHOICE. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR TRADING.

NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR TRADING. HE KEEPS SAYING, OH, THEY'RE HE KEEPS SAYING, OH, THEY'RE TAKING MONEY. NO, THAT'S NOT TAKING MONEY.

NO, THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU ACCURATE. MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU TAKE OUT OUR OIL THAHAT YOU TAKE TAKE OUT OUR OIL THAT YOU TAKE 4.

3 MILLION BARRELS A DAY AND WE 4. 3 MILLION BARRELS A DAY AND WE KEEP THINGS GOING, UH, OUTSIDE KEEP THINGS GOING, UH, OUTSIDE OF THAT, TAKE THE ENERGY TO THE OF THAT, TAKE THE ENERGY TO THE SIDE. YOU HAVE A $55 BILLION SIDE.

YOU HAVE A $55 BILLION SURPLUS. UH, WHICH WHICH IS SURPLUS. UH, WHICH WHICH IS GOOD.

THAT'S FINE. AMERICA HAS A GOOD. THAT'S FINE.

AMERICA HAS A $55 MILLION PROCESS. AND I MEAN, $55 MILLION PROCESS. AND I MEAN, UH, YOU KNOW, 55 BILLION MORE IN UH, YOU KNOW, 55 BILLION MORE IN TRADE.

AND GOD BLESS THEM, UH, TRADE. AND GOD BLESS THEM, UH, WE WANT TO EXPAND THE TRADE. WE WE WANT TO EXPAND THE TRADE.

WE WANT TO CREATE AN AMERICAN WANT TO CREATE AN AMERICAN FORTRESS. THE TWO GREATEST FORTRESS. THE TWO GREATEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.

WE HAVE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED. WE WANT TO SHIP WHAT YOU NEED.

WE WANT TO SHIP MORE WHAT YOU NEED. AND I'LL BE MORE WHAT YOU NEED. AND I'LL BE VERY FRANK.

UH, YOU'RE GOING TO. VERY FRANK. UH, YOU'RE GOING TO.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOTHING LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE THIS EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE US. US. >> YOU OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVEVE TAN >> YOU OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE TAKEN A VERY S STRONG STANCE HERE TOD.

A VERY STRONG STANCE HERE TODAY. HAVE YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HAVE YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT YOUR PERSPECTIVE, UH, YOUR YOUR PERSPECTIVE, UH, YOUR ACTION PLAN WITH THE PRIME ACTION PLAN WITH THE PRIME MINISTER WITH WITH THE FOLKS IN MINISTER WITH WITH THE FOLKS IN THE CAPITOL THERE. THE CAPITOL THERE.

>> NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE TALKED >> NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE TALKED TO THE PRIMEME MINISTER UP TO A TO THE PRIME MINISTER UP TO A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

I AM THE CHAIR COUPLE DAYS AGO. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE FEDERATION, MEANING THE OF THE FEDERATION, MEANING THE CHAIR OF ALL THE PREMIERS. I I'E CHAIR OF ALL THE PREMIERS.

I'VE TALKED TO THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. TALKED TO THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. WE ALL FEEL THE SAME WAY.

WE DO WE ALL FEEL THE SAME WAY. WE DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS. WE LOVE THE NOT WANT TO DO THIS.

WE LOVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WE LOVE THE US. AMERICAN PEOPLE, WE LOVE THE US. BUT WHEN ONE PERSON ATTACKS OUR BUT WHEN ONE PERSON ATTACKS OUR COUNTRY UNPROVOKED, THEN WE'RE COUNTRY UNPROVOKED, THEN WE'RE GOING TO RESPOND AND WE'RE GOING GOING TO RESPOND AND WE'RE GOING TO RESPOND LIKE THE US HAS NEVER TO RESPOND LIKE THE US HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

WE DO $1. 3 TRILLION SEEN BEFORE. WE DO $1.

3 TRILLION OF TWO WAY TRADE. UH, AND WE'RE OF TWO WAY TRADE. UH, AND WE'RE LIKE A BIG FAMILY.

SO BETWEEN LIKE A BIG FAMILY. SO BETWEEN THE US AND CANADA. THE US AND CANADA.

>> SO WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME >> SO WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME HERE. BUT WE KNOW THAT PRESIDENT HERE. BUT WE KNOW THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TRUMP POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT DRUGS ARE POURING I INTO TE THAT DRUGS ARE POURING INTO THE US FROM BOTH CANADA AND MEXICO, US FROM BOTH CANADA AND MEXICO, DESPITE NO E EVIDENCE REALLY, TO DESPITE NO EVIDENCE REALLY, TO BACK THAT UP.

IF THIS ISIS HIS BACK THAT UP. IF THIS IS HIS PRETENSE FOR IMPOSING TARIFFS, PRETENSE FOR IMPOSING TARIFFS, WHAT WHAT CAN WHAT WHAT SHOULD WHAT WHAT CAN WHAT WHAT SHOULD CANADA DO IN RESPONSE? HOW DO CANADA DO IN RESPONSE?

HOW DO YOU START TO RIGHT THE SHIP HERE YOU START TO RIGHT THE SHIP HERE IN THIS RELATIONSHIP? IN THIS RELATIONSHIP? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, UH, >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, UH, SECRETARY LUTNICK CAME OUT AND SECRETARY LUTNICK CAME OUT AND SAID, YES, WE'RE M MOVING FORWA.

SAID, YES, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. I AGREE, LET'S TIGIGHTEN UP THE I AGREE, LET'S TIGHTEN UP THE BORDERS ON BOTH SIDES. WE PUT BORDERS ON BOTH SIDES.

WE PUT 10,000 PERSONNEL ALONG OUR 10,000 PERSONNEL ALONG OUR BORDERS, AND IT WORKS BOTH WAYS. BORDERS, AND IT WORKS BOTH WAYS. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEA, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEA, WE'RE WORKING WITH US, UH, YOU WE'RE WORKING WITH US, UH, YOU KNOW, BORDER PATROL, WITH OUR KNOW, BORDER PATROL, WITH OUR CANADIAN BORDER PATROL.

WE'RE CANADIAN BORDER PATROL. WE'RE RAMPING IT UP BECAUSE WE'RE RAMPING IT UP BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING SO FAR IN THE LAST COUPLE SEEING SO FAR IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE BUSTED 624 KILOS OF OF WEEKS, WE BUSTED 624 KILOS OF COCAINE COMING FROM THE SOUTHERN COCAINE COMING FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER. ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF GUNS BORDER.

ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF GUNS ILLEGALS ARE COMING ACROSS. I ILLEGALS ARE COMING ACROSS. I AGREE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP.

AGREE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. LET'S BOTH TIGHTEN UP THE LET'S BOTH TIGHTEN UP THE BORDERS AND WE'RE DOING IT. YOU BORDERS AND WE'RE DOING IT.

YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR BORDERS ARE, UH, KNOW, YOUR YOUR BORDERS ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, HE SEEMS TO BE YOU KNOW, HE SEEMS TO BE SATISFIED BECAUSE WE'RE SHOWING SATISFIED BECAUSE WE'RE SHOWING RESULTS. WE'RE LISTETENING AND RESULTS. WE'RE LISTENING AND WE'RE AGREEIEING WITH THE WE'RE AGREEING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.

WE NEED TO ADMINISTRATION. WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP BOTH H SIDES OF THE TIGHTEN UP BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BORDER.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE DOING. >> OKAY, WE WILL LEAVEVE IT THEE >> OKAY, WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE FOR NOW.

ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FOR NOW. ONTARIO PREMIER D DOUG FORD, SIR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR FORD, SIR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU.

TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. >> LOVE THE AMERICANS.

GODOD BLS >> LOVE THE AMERICANS. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS CANADA. DO AMERICA AND GOD BLESS CANADA.