As Goodyear revealed a $575-million plan to update and expand its plant in Napanee, Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is still well-positioned to take advantage of the transition to electric vehicles despite weakness in the global market.
The premier said Ontario continues to attract billions in foreign investment and would be an economic powerhouse in North America if the province was a stand-alone country.
“I would never recommend that, prime minister, but if we were a stand-alone country, we would be the U.S.'s third largest trading partner in the world,” he said.