Ontario Premier Dug Ford flirts with flags with flags on products, slams campbell soup again

While Campbell has raised slogans for a long time, M’M, M.

He said, “I still have to get a can of campbell soup that is not constructing that Canadian flag here, not being constructed here, confusing people and producing it in Camden, New Jersey,” he said.

“Can, label, inner goods, and you know what they put?

Ford continued by criticizing Campbell again to shut down its plant at West-And Toronto.

He said, “Maybe what you should do bring back your manufacturing facility, which you closed in Atobicok and got rid of hundreds of people. But I can’t just stand timir companies that do this way,” he said.

This is not the first time Ford went after Campbell. He had earlier claimed that the labels were cheating on Canadians.

Citynews contacted Campbell to ask about Ford’s comments. A response was not received by the time of publication, but if a statement is sent, the story will be updated.

Ford’s comments were part of an improptu Shekhi after a reporter was asked by a reporter by the Ontario government by a reporter. 2025 budget To support businesses affected by US President Donald Trump and his tariff regime. This comment was made even a day after the announcement by Ontario government $ 1 billion in financing For some tariff-effect businesses.

He said, “I get a message every day.

“Our goal is to attack every possible product, until they do not face tariffs, and it will create more jobs.”

Ford stated that he wants to talk with the five biggest retailers about outsourcing of products outside the country, and explained the need for more visible production space display on the label.

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“I heard a story yesterday that you are going to Thailand, you are going to China, removing business from Ontario workers,” he said.

“If I have to place a Canadian flag and every other flag on every one product and make it a law until the consumer can see that you are not pulling wool on their eyes.”

Meanwhile, the head of the metro grocery stores said during the third quarter earnings on Wednesday that the procurement-canadian movement was slowing down.

“This is decreasing to some extent,” Metro Inc.’s president and CEO Eric La Fleche told analysts.

“Consumers are still buying more canadians, so we are looking at a greater growth on Canadian product than non-Canadian products, but it is slightly reduced.”

Earlier this year, trade disputes with the US helped kick the tendency of shopkeepers in favor of Canadian-made products, which pushed several grossers to increase their local offerings and promote domestic and local products with signs on their shelves.

Tariffs of their counter-tariffs from the US and Canada have continued to lead some food producers to request price hike from the metro.

La Fleche said Tariff has pushed prices more for around 3,000 products.

With files from Canadian press

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