• CBC News reported on July 21, 2026, that Ontario Premier Doug Ford called for retaliation on social media, stating, “If these tariffs proceed, Canada should respond tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar” in response to the U.S. announcement of 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods¹.
• NPR² and The Globe and Mail³ independently confirmed the same quote and attributed it to Ford’s social media post on July 21, 2026.
• CNBC specifically noted that “Ford said on X” that Canada “should respond tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar” if the new U.S. import duties proceed⁴.
• Ford’s official X account (@fordnation) posted the exact wording: “If these tariffs proceed, Canada should respond tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar,” confirming the platform and the statement⁵.

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