{"id":869865,"date":"2026-08-24T16:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/869865\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:16:13","slug":"ford-to-address-ontarios-economic-outlook-in-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/869865\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford to address Ontario&#8217;s economic outlook in Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premier Doug Ford will deliver economic remarks in Hamilton on Monday afternoon, a timely appearance as <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/08\/24\/canada-us-trade-carney-big-story-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Canada\u2019s trade dispute with the United States<\/a> continues to escalate and provinces brace for the fallout.<\/p>\n<p>Ford will be joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance. The event is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the afternoon press conference <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">live on CityNews 24\/7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario enters the week facing mounting uncertainty after the collapse of U.S.\u2013Canada trade talks and Washington\u2019s decision to impose sweeping 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports. <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/08\/22\/carney-to-hold-news-conference-after-failed-trade-talks-with-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ottawa has vowed to respond dollar\u2011for\u2011dollar<\/a> in early September, setting the stage for a prolonged economic confrontation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/08\/22\/canadas-premiers-react-to-u-s-trade-war-with-calls-for-unity-and-economic-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ford has been one of the most outspoken premiers<\/a> since negotiations fell apart, urging unity among provinces and backing Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s decision to walk away <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/08\/22\/ford-stands-by-carneys-decision-to-walk-away-from-bad-deal-with-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">from what he called a \u201cbad deal.\u201d<\/a> Premier Ford said over the weekend that Canada must respond forcefully to protect workers in auto, steel and manufacturing \u2014 sectors deeply intertwined with U.S. supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>The premier has pointed to recent job\u2011growth numbers as evidence that Ontario can weather the storm, but business leaders warn that higher costs and supply\u2011chain delays could hit manufacturers quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Premier Doug Ford will deliver economic remarks in Hamilton on Monday afternoon, a timely appearance as Canada\u2019s trade&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[45,49,48,46],"class_list":["post-869865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}