Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media as he attends a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for talks on trade and tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 13, 2025.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford left an hours-long meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Canadian federal officials saying he feels more positive about the Canada-U.S. trading relationship after weeks of bad blood and heated rhetoric.