Strib carries the AP feed, quoting the senior Ontario official:
TORONTO — Canadian officials on Tuesday blasted President-elect Donald's Trump's threat to impose sweeping tariffs, as the leader of the country's most populous province called Trump's comparison of Canada to Mexico ''the most insulting thing I've ever heard.''
Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China as soon as he takes office in January as part of efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as one of his first executive orders.
''To compare us to Mexico is the most insulting thing I've ever heard from our friends and closest allies, the United States of America," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. ''I found his comments unfair. I found them insulting. It's like a family member stabbing you right in the heart."
Ford said Canada will have no choice but to retaliate.
If I were a Mexican federal official, I would wonder if the man could have said it differently, less pejorative to the nation at the other border.