Ford campaign manager partnered with U.S. firm that received Ontario government contract [Video]

As potential tariffs on Canadian goods put Ontario’s relationship with America under the spotlight, political opponents claim those close to Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford may be benefitting from his approach to U.S. policy.

Weeks before Ford called a snap election campaign with the threat of tariffs looming, his campaign director signed an “exclusive partnership” with a Washington D.C.-based lobbying firm.

That firm, Capitol Counsel, had recently received a government contract under Ford’s past administration for up to $1.3 million to help position Ontario with the next American administration.

“It is so like Doug Ford to take care of his rich friends and rich insiders first rather than the people of Ontario, to provide the very basics for people,” Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said on Sunday.

The deal signed in August by Ford with Capitol Counsel included a stipulation the American company “devise a plan for the first 100 days of the new Congress and administration.”

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