Ontario, Doug Ford

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Doug Ford makes his case for re-election amid tariff threats in Windsor, Ont. on Wednesday
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford launched his re-election campaign in Windsor on Wednesday. He says he needs a strong mandate to respond to threats of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. But protesters outside Ford's campaign launch reminded him of other pressing issues: education and health care.
Ontario election: Ford looking for 'strong, stable, 4 year mandate' amid threat of Trump tariffs
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford launched his re-election campaign in Windsor, Ont. Wednesday and is asking residents of Ontario for a "strong, stable, four year mandate to do whatever it takes to protect Ontario.
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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.
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Campaigning Ford pledges 'whatever it takes' to help troubled Ontario EV sector
Provincial progressive conservative leader adds $1 billion to skills development fund as auto industry faces struggles with slowing market growth and looming U.S. export tariff threat.
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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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Doug Ford promises $1B for skills development to protect 'good jobs'
Ford announced on Thursday to commit an additional $1 billion to the Skills Development Fund, on top of the existing $1.5-billion investment, to expand existing training and employment programs and ...
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Ontario Premier Calls Early Election in Response to Trump Tariff Threat
“With a strong mandate, we will be able to fight with Donald Trump to make sure we stop the tariffs,” Doug Ford, the Conservative premier of the province, Ontario, said at a news conference on ...
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Doug Ford to honour Ontario’s EV commitment, Bonnie Crombie, Marit Stiles less definitive
Donald Trump has said the U.S. doesn’t want or need Canadian cars despite signing a free-trade deal with Canada and Mexico in ...
How Ontario's party leaders defined themselves and their opponents on day 1 of campaign
As party leaders launched their election campaigns Wednesday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles was ready with lengthy criticisms of her opponents on the ballot, while the only politician Doug Ford mentioned ...