Buy Ontario legislation is being proposed by the Ford government.
The goal is to encourage municipalities and others to choose an Ontario company over out-of-province companies where possible.
Premier Doug Ford has been encouraging people to buy products made in Ontario and Canada over those from other countries.
He acknowledges that not everything is made in the province.
“We don’t make every widget in the world, but one we can,” says Ford.
“I’m not dictating to every single person. It’s not realistic to go out and buy everything Canadian. I get it. People have their favourite cars, but when you can, please buy Ontario, buy Canadian. It helps out.”
Ford says he also would like other provinces to consider vehicles made in Ontario when planning to replace their fleets.
The Premier is also holding firm on retaliatory measures against U.S. trade tariffs, even as the Canadian government negotiates for a better trade deal.
American booze remains off LCBO store shelves.
Ford is also not afraid to put another halt to energy exports to the states if necessary, and send the excess power elsewhere.
“We can take the cheap energy we’re shipping off-peak hours and start giving it to large manufacturing companies to make themselves more competitive,” says Ford.
“I’ll do whatever it takes to protect the people of Ontario, protect their jobs and protect businesses.”
Ford halted exports earlier this year, which led to a meeting with U.S Secretary of State Howard Lutnick days later.
