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Ford and Joly announce new auto task force, won’t say why Ontario was left out of negotiations with Beijing

Published Jan 27, 2026 at 11:22pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Ford and Joly announce new auto task force, won’t say why Ontario was left out of negotiations with Beijing

Minister of Industry melanie Joly, Premier Ford and Minister of Economic Development Vic Fedeli talking to reporters at Queen’s Park this Monday. (Photo: QP Briefing/Barbara Patrocinio)

Premier Doug Ford and federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly emerged from a closed-door meeting Monday portraying a united front on the future of Canada’s auto sector.

“We’re a big family across the country,” Ford told reporters.

“Sometimes families disagree, but make no mistake about it, probably 98 per cent of the time, we agree.”

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