Will Doug Ford join the federal campaign? Trump’s trade war may pull him into the fight [Video]

Fresh off his third straight election win, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems content to watch the fight to form the next federal government from the sidelines — but it’s a battle experts say he may not be able to stay out of even if he tries. 

Ford swept back to power nearly a month ago after calling a snap vote in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war. The premier has built up political capital on the file as a vocal opponent of the imposed fees from south of the border, which helped him cement his re-elected majority government.

But while the tariff battle and Trump appear set to become a major ballot box question federally, the Progressive Conservative premier has signalled he’s planning to stay out of that battle — something his office confirmed to CBC News.

Asked this week who he’d have a better relationship with, …