“Why don’t you get rid of the softwood lumber tariffs? He added that maybe Trump could offer his closest allies and friends some support rather than sit there and threaten tariffs. Ford recalled Hurricane Helena in the Carolinas and Georgia in 2024, and how Canadians were the first to step up. “We directed over 50 trucks and hydro linesmen to go down there to support our closest neighbours. “Rather than criticize and threaten Canada, your closest friends.