Doug Ford from Canada at the Ontario elections focused on Trump’s tariff Election news
The Conservative Party is the third consecutive majority in voting dominated by commercial tensions.
The Canadian province of Ontario re -elected the ruling conservatives in Prime Minister Doug Ford in elections that focus heavily on the trade tensions that US President Donald Trump has stopped.
Ford and its Progressive Governor (PC) party wandered to their third legislative majority in a row on Thursday after searching for the “largest mandate in the history of Ontario” to protect the largest boycott economy in Canada from the Trump tariff.
The Personal Party party won at least 74 seats in the 124 -member Legislative Association, and was leading in seven other regions as of Thursday night, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
“We will make sure that we are protecting the people of Ontario and protecting their families, jobs and companies,” Ford, 60, told CTV News.
“I will fight the teeth and nails against Donald Trump. I will promise you that.”
Ford, who is often wearing the “Canada not for sale” hat and designing itself as the leader of Canada throughout his election campaign, described the vote for more than a year, on the pretext that he should have a stronger mandate to move in years of possible economic chaos during the Trump era.
“This will be a battle over the next four years,” Ford said last month calling the surprise elections. “I want to make sure I have a strong authorization for President Trump’s superiority.”
During his campaign, Ford traveled twice to Washington, DC, and made many manifestations on American networks such as Fox News and CNN to pressure against customs duties and put himself as a spokesman for Canada as a whole.
Ford’s critics questioned the timing of his decision to contact the elections and indicated that Ottawa bears the main responsibility for negotiating with the Trump administration.
Earlier this week, he said that he would impose a tariff on the electricity sent from the province to the United States if Trump advances his commercial measures, then “wait to find out what is happening from there.”
Ontario, who surrounds Toronto and is home to about 40 percent of Canada’s population of about 40 million, depends on the trade with the United States.
More than 80 percent of Ontario’s exports to the United States went in 2023, making it more dependent on boycotting American consumers after New Bronzwek and Alberta, according to an analysis by Scottabank.
The automotive industry in Ontario, which deals with the production of Honda, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, Stelins, was the second largest producer in the world next to Michigan in 2022, according to Ontario’s investment.
The boycott is also home to one of the largest technical industries in North America, with about 420,000 employees and 22,000 companies participating in this sector, according to the Investment Agency.
Trump, who agreed to a temporary suspension for a period of 30 days on his tariff in Canada and Mexico pending negotiations on border security, said on Thursday that the 25 percent fees will enter into force on March 4.
Trump, who also suggested that the United States could absorb Canada as a 51st country, said that he has made his decision as illegal drugs such as fentanel that continues to cross the border at “unacceptable levels”.
