Good for her: Ford says he allowed cabinet minister to endorse Poilievre [Video]

Weeks after saying his caucus would be too busy to get involved with the federal election, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he gave Caroline Mulroney his blessing to endorse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

On Wednesday, Mulroney — who is president of the treasury board in Ford’s Ontario government — introduced Poilievre at an event in Toronto and endorsed him.

“In my judgment, Pierre Poilievre is the one leader who can channel that emotion into action, into unity, purpose and a plan to rebuild our country,” Mulroney said before the Conservative leader took to the stage.

“I believe, just as my father did, that Pierre Poilievre is ready to lead us to a stronger, a more united and a more prosperous country than the one we inherited.”

She told assembled supporters her father, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, had donated to Poilievres’s first run to become an MP in 2004.

Her endorsement came despite …