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Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford holds a news conference in Etobicoke on Feb. 3, 2025.

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A defensive Doug Ford insists it was not reckless to call a provincial election against the spectre of a trade war that could devastate Ontario’s economy.

That came as Ford was caught on a hot mic Monday saying that he “100 per cent” wanted Donald Trump to win the American presidency last November.

Robert Benzie is the Star’s Queen’s Park bureau chief and areporter covering Ontario politics. Follow him on socialmedia: @robertbenzie.

Rob Ferguson is a Toronto-based reporter covering Ontariopolitics for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @robferguson1.

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