Ontario Premier Doug Ford has outlined his proposed plan dubbed 'Fortress Am-Can,' calling it a 'renewed strategic alliance between Canada and America.'
has outlined a proposed energy alliance between Canada and the United States designed to unite the two countries as efforts to head off increasingly hostile threats from President-elect
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“Fortress Am-Can should be powered by Am-Can energy of every type that’s produced, consumed and creates jobs in every region of both countries,” Ford continued. “With our fleet of nuclear power plants and the first small modular nuclear reactors in the G7, Ontario is uniquely positioned to power the future of Fortress Am-Can.”
The government said the plan will leverage Ontario’s “unique advantages” to help the U.S. bring jobs back home “as it decouples from China.” Internally, Ontario has drawn up a list of products it could slap tariffs on and other measures if Trump goes ahead with the move. That includes
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