By Sarah Ritchie The federal and Ontario governments are putting billions of dollars on the line to help bolster the province’s key sectors — steel, critical minerals and auto manufacturing — as they continue to manage the fallout of tariffs from the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney said the $8.7-billion plan goes hand-in-hand with changes the Liberal government is making to speed up project reviews and push forward major projects, which will create massive demand for critical minerals and manufacturing capability. “More jobs, more opportunity, more prosperity, more sovereignty, so we can live our lives as we choose,” he said. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, standing alongside Carney during the announcement in Ottawa on Wednesday, called the plan transformative. Ford said it’s clear the Canada-U.S. relationship has changed permanently. “No…





