Ontario Premier Doug Ford addresses reporters at Queen’s Park to announce a pause on the 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to three U.S. states. The move comes following a conversation between Premier Ford and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Earlier in the day, U.S. President Trump threatened an increase on Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent in response to the Ontario’s electricity surtax. Ford tells reporters he will travel to Washington on Thursday with federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to meet with Lutnick and other U.S. officials to discuss the ongoing trade war.
Green Party of Canada Co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault held a press conference on March 11, 2025 to congratulate Mark Carney and react to his election as the new Leader of the Liberal Party. The implications of that choice for Canadian politics and the effort to defend Canada from an erratic US president were also discussed.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion and continuing war against Ukraine, underscored the need for humanitarian aid to reach civilians in Gaza, and reaffirmed the EU as a steadfast partner of the United Nations. She also emphasised that reinforcing multilateral cooperation is the only way to address collective challenges and safeguard international peace and security. “The world faces unprecedented pressure … our geopolitical context is changing, but you can count on the European Union as the United Nations’ most reliable, credible, and predictable partner,” she said.
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