India, March 12 -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared that Canadians "will not back down" as Donald Trump announced his plans to double the tariffs against Canada on steel and aluminium. In an interview with MSNBC, the 60-year-old apologised to Americans that their president launched an "unprovoked attack" on his country.

"We will not back down. We will be relentless. I apologize to the American people that President Trump decided to have an unprovoked attack on our country, on families, on jobs, and it's unacceptable. Let's work together. Let's get to the table if he has issues, and let's sort this out," Ford said during Tuesday's interview.

Ford's scathing remarks came after Trump said in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he has ins...