Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he’s focused on fighting a proposed tariff threat from incoming U.S. president Donald Trump, not an early snap election, amid ongoing turmoil political on Parliament Hill.
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Ford appeared on Newstalk 580 CFRA’s The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll on Tuesday morning and spoke on a looming threat from Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada after his inauguration in less than two weeks.
“Is your mind looking at your mandate and what you need looking forward to take on Donald Trump?” Carroll asked Ford.
Ford replied: “I’m 100 per cent focused on a tariff deal right now nothing else is on my mind but the tariff deal and I’m going to continue to move forward leading with the support of all the people of Ontario and support of all the premiers.”
Ford has repeatedly refused say …