Overview
- Ontario’s premier received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday and used his commencement speech to warn that tariffs shrink markets and cost jobs.
- He quoted Ronald Reagan to make the case and said the Canada–U.S. relationship has been shaken over the past year and a half.
- The appearance continues a cross-border campaign that included a $75 million U.S. ad buy criticized for pausing talks, which later resumed after Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington.
- SVSU president George Grant Jr. praised Ford as a friend and credited him with supporting strong ties across the Great Lakes region.
- At home, Ontario’s new freedom-of-information rules now shield the premier and cabinet from records requests, and Ford said one aim was to stop a Global News bid for his cellphone records.