The U.S. and Canada should negotiate a trade deal without Mexico as they reconfigure their trading relationship, said Doug Ford, the leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province. Ford has advocated for forging a bilateral agreement with the U.

Ontario’s premier reiterated his call for Canada to strike a bilateral trade deal with the US, cutting out Mexico, hours before tariffs on global imports were set to be unveiled by US President Donald Trump.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested that Canada could drop its tariffs against the United States, stating the northern nation would be willing to take them off “in the next minute” if the U.S. removes its tariffs.