{"id":244316,"date":"2020-02-07T06:23:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T11:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=244316"},"modified":"2020-02-07T06:23:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T11:23:04","slug":"ontario-seeks-way-around-buy-american-policies-with-new-trade-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/07\/ontario-seeks-way-around-buy-american-policies-with-new-trade-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario seeks way around Buy American policies with new trade strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Premier Doug Ford’s government is set to announce the new strategy today during a trip to Washington, D.C. (File Photo:<\/a> FordNation\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO — Ontario says it will negotiate trade agreements with individual U.S. states in a bid to work around federal \u201cBuy American\u201d policies.<\/p>\n

Premier Doug Ford’s government is set to announce the new strategy today during a trip to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The plan will see the province attempt to strike so-called Strategic Investment and Procurement Agreements with states to increase trade.<\/p>\n

The premier promised the new strategy last week ahead of the trip to the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.<\/p>\n

Ford says that strengthening economic ties with U.S. states will create opportunities for Ontario businesses to bring their products and expertise to American markets.<\/p>\n

Ontario is also continuing talks today with Ohio and other states to secure an agreement to bolster trade with those jurisdictions.<\/p>\n

Ford’s office says the premier has meetings scheduled over the weekend with the governors of Maryland, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.<\/p>\n

Ontario is the top trading partner with 19 states and the second-largest trading partner with nine others.<\/p>\n

Ford has repeatedly warned against American trade protectionism and vowed to push back against it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnti-trade policies negatively impact businesses and jobs in Ontario and the United States,\u201d he said in a statement Friday. \u201cBy pursuing these new strategic agreements, we can build on our strong partnerships and unlock tremendous mutual economic potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford is part of a delegation of premiers that will be in the U.S. capital this weekend in a bid to strengthen cross-border business ties with their American counterparts.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will head up a group of provincial leaders that includes Ford, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Quebec’s Francois Legault and Blaine Higgs, the premier of New Brunswick.<\/p>\n

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will also be there for meetings with U.S. officials on the margins of the conference.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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