Ottawa, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Canada's Ontario backtracks on banning US firms from govt contracts

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2025-02-04

Ontario, Canada's economic engine, canceled plans Monday to ban American companies from bidding on the province's lucrative government contracts, after the United States paused levying tariffs on Canadian goods. "We have temporarily averted tariffs that would have severely damaged our economy, giving time for more negotiation and time for cooler heads to prevail," Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on X. "With the U.S. pausing tariffs, Ontario will......

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