Ontario, Trump

Why calling an election now helps Doug Ford and his Ontario PCs
While Premier Doug Ford insists that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat is why he's calling an election 15 months ahead of schedule, there are plenty of reasons why the timing is politically advantageous to Ford and his Ontario PC Party.
Ontario leader calls for snap election to fight Trump’s threatened tariffs
The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has kicked off his provincial election campaign, saying he needs a strong mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S.
Ontario Premier Calls Early Election in Response to Trump Tariff Threat
Doug Ford, Ontario’s Conservative leader, has recently said that President Trump was “going to try to devastate our country” with a plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports.
Premier Doug Ford heading to Windsor after calling snap election
Ford sparked the early election on Tuesday afternoon with a visit to Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont and a request for her to dissolve Ontario’s 43rd parliament. The proclamation she signed doing just that took effect at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Premier of Canada's most populous province seeks early election because of Trump tariffs threat
The premier of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said on Friday he would call an early election, citing the need for a strong mandate to fight against tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ontario Leader Will Call Election to Fight Trump Tariffs
The leader of Ontario said Jan. 24 he will be calling an election next week because he needs a mandate to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs.
Ontario's 'Captain Canada' calls snap election as Trump tariff threat looms
Ontario premier Doug Ford has triggered an early election in the province, saying he needs a strong mandate to take on the tariff threat.
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‘I’m a Street Fighter in Politics’: Canadian Premier Doug Ford Threatens Ban on American Booze if Trump Pursues Trade War
Politico reported on Saturday that Ontario's Premier Doug Ford threatened an all-out booze ban if President Donald Trump ...
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Doug Ford outraged at Trump inauguration comments
Officials across the country were watching to see if Trump imposed tariffs on Canada in his first day on the job.
"I’m going to hit him back": Ontario Premier Ford lays out plan to fight Trump in trade war
The Ontario premier says he's ready for a street fight if Trump makes good on threats of a trade war with Canada ...
PC Leader Doug Ford says he’ll honour Ontario’s electric vehicle commitment
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province's commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program.
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Doug Ford’s Muscle-Flexing, Crowd-Pleasing, Populist Trump-Management Strategy
TORONTO — Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, plans to rain economic punishment on Americans if President Donald Trump targets Canada in a trade war. Ford has threatened to cut power ...
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Ontario leader will call election to fight Trump's threatened tariffs
because he says he needs a mandate to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. Premier Doug Ford of the Progressive Conservative Party said that he planned to make the ...
Anthony Furey: Doug Ford readies to bulldoze NDP and Liberals
The purpose of asking the electorate to go to the polls more than a year earlier than scheduled, according to Ford, is so he ...
How Ontario's party leaders defined themselves and their opponents on day 1 of campaign
As party leaders launched their election campaigns with prepared speeches Wednesday, NDP leader Marit Stiles was ready with ...