'So much for the partnership': Ford says he found out about Chinese EV deal only hours before it was announced

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford continued to blast Canada’s recent trade agreement with China on Monday, noting that he and Canadian automakers only learned of the deal a few hours before it was announced.

“I found out about this deal, and the auto companies found out, by the way, a few hours before it was announced, so much for the partnership,” he said, during a speech in front of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association’s annual general meeting in Toronto.

On Friday, Prime...