Ford says Canada could 'dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to' as premiers gather in P.E.I.

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Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's "losing patience" following U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff hit and urged the federal government to "hit him back as hard as we can."

"I'm tired of the bully trying to take our lunch money all the time. We always seem to be on our back heels. We need to be on the offence, not constantly on the defence with President Trump," said Ford as he arrived in Charlottetown for three days of meetings with his provincial and territorial counterparts.

"I'm losing patience … we can't keep rolling over."

Ford resurrected his suggestion Canada cut off energy supplies to its southern neighbour.

"We are an energy powerhouse and we could dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to," said Ford, stressing he wasn't speaking for the other premiers.

"The potash, the oil, we're their number-one customer in the world, they need to feel the pain rather than us constantly feeling the pain."

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