Ford defends anti-tariff ad
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The Tariff Warrior: How Doug Ford became Trump’s Canadian nemesis
Doug Ford has cast himself as a kind of “Canadian crusader” — one of the few politicians in Canada willing to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump with the same bare-knuckle tactics the White House uses against Canada.
Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra should apologize to Ontario's trade representative over a reported expletive-laden tirade.
Premier Doug Ford is calling on U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington, after Mr. Hoekstra reportedly delivered a public expletive-filled tirade to the official over the province’s anti-tariff advertisement.
Ford, Canada’s most successful populist politician, has stolen the spotlight from Prime Minister Mark Carney as the country’s most outspoken crusader against President Donald Trump’s trade war.
U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra angrily complained to David Paterson, Ontario’s Washington point person about Ford’s anti-tariff ad, sources told the Star.
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney accidentally called Ontario Premier Doug Ford the “President” during his speech at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, later laughing it off as a mix-up. The slip came after Donald Trump ended trade talks with Canada and imposed new tariffs,
Opposition parties called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford again on Wednesday to fire Labour Minister David Piccini over his handling of a $2.5-billion job training fund mired in controversy.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticizes World Series ticket 'gouging'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is looking at the issue of ticket sales, after Blue Jays fans complained of sky-high resale prices not long after World Series tickets went on sale. Game 1 comes to Toronto on Friday and home game tickets quickly sold out Tuesday,