Howard Lutnick, Ontario and Doug Ford

Lutnick gave ‘masterclass’ on U.S. tariffs at Washington meeting, Ontario’s trade representative says
Ontario’s trade representative in Washington says a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary helped Canadian officials better understand why the Americans are pursuing a global tariff strategy and what that country plans to do next, an outcome he believes will benefit Canada in the continuing trade war.
Ontario's Ford suspends U.S. electric surcharge after Lutnick agrees to trade talks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was temporarily suspending his province's planned 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the U.S. Ford said U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to renewed trade talks.
Doug Ford, ministers meet with Lutnick to talk tariffs in D.C.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and two federal cabinet ministers met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, D.C. to try to de-escalate Canada-U.S. tensions amid their trade war. David Akin looks at how the meeting went,
'The temperature is lowered…': Ontario Premier Doug Ford says after meeting US Commerce Secy Lutnick
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday he and federal Canadian officials had a productive meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, where they discusses the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States.
Ontario Premier Ford hails ‘positive’ meeting with Lutnick
Ontario Premier Doug Ford lauded his Thursday meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as “positive” and “productive” after their public rift over tariffs on imported goods. “We shared a tremendous amount of views back and forth,
Premier Ford optimistic following talks with Lutnick in Washington
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has lowered the temperature on the ongoing trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump last month.
Lutnick defends tariffs as tensions ease with Ontario: ‘It’s worth it’
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs as support wobbled this week over stock market ...
Trump backs off doubling Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs after Ontario suspends electricity surcharge
Ford and Lutnick announced the suspension of the electricity surcharge hours after Mr. Trump announced on Truth Social that ...
Lutnick: Canada becoming US state ‘best way’ to merge economies
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday that Canada becoming a U.S. state is the “best way” to merge the two countries’ economies. “The best way, the president has said it, the best way ...
Ontario premier backs down, suspends electricity surcharge on US after Trump tariff threats on Canadian metals
Ontario, Canada Premier Doug Ford announced in a joint statement with Howard Lutnick, that he would not be imposing a 25% ...
Lutnick says Trump's policies are "worth it" even if they lead to recession
The president's tariff announcements have rocked the stock markets and fueled concerns of an economic downturn.
Ontario premier backs down on US electricity hikes, prompting Trump to halt doubling tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have agreed to meet on Thursday to “discuss a ...
Ontario Premier urges to ‘bring down the temperature’ on tariff battle with US
Doug Ford's statement was made ahead of a meeting he is conducting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Trump reverses new tariffs threat on Canada after Ontario rescinds electricity charges
President Donald Trump backed down from an extraordinary trade war escalation Tuesday that had threatened a massive surge in ...
Ontario Premier Says U.S.-Canada Tensions Have Cooled
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there has been a de-escalation of trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. after a Thursday meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. "We've had a very, ...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blasts Canada for ‘tone deaf’ tariff response and praises the UK and Mexico for not retaliating
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took a shot at Canada, saying its response to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum was “tone deaf.” On Wednesday, Canada imposed billions of dollars of reciprocal ...