Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and attending premiers presented a united front on Wednesday, but there remains no clear agreement on how Canada should address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's proposed 25 per cent blanket tariff on Canadian goods.

A report from BMO Economics estimated that an across-the-board 25 per cent tariff could slash nearly two percentage points from Canada’s GDP growth. Ontario, heavily reliant on manufacturing exports to the U.S., stands to be hit particularly hard.

The chatter about an early election has ramped up since last week, when Ford hinted at his rationale for calling one. He said that he doesn’t have a mandate to spend “tens of billions of dollars” on economic stimulus to counteract the tariffs.

The Northern Road Link Project was registered by Plamen Petkov, a consultant with Maple Leaf Strategies, this past week.

Pascal Duclos, head pilot for the Quebec government's aerial service, said he spent several hours in the air on Tuesday, dumping dozens of loads of water over fire-devastated areas from his plane.

“It doesn't have to be this way. We can achieve so much more if we work together.”

Attorney General Doug Downey said the increase is expected to help an additional 180,000 people each year, particularly those most vulnerable while navigating the legal system.