Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the flow of Canadian critical minerals, uranium, and potash to the United States could be cut off if President Donald Trump continues to threaten Canada’s economy. Speaking at the 2025 Toronto Global Forum on Thursday morning, Ford said the U.S. needs Canada as a partner in order to meet growing energy demand, particularly from the data centres needed to fuel rapid adoption of artificial intelligence. “They’re in desperate need of our energy,” Ford said. “Uranium gets shipped from Saskatchewan over to Port Hope in Ontario, gets refined here, and then gets enriched down in the U.S. They ... (full story)