Canada\u2019s Ontario province has re-elected Premier Doug Ford\u2019s ruling conservatives in an election heavily focused on trade tensions stoked by U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) cruised to their third consecutive legislative majority on Thursday after seeking the \u201clargest mandate in Ontario history\u201d to protect the economy of Canada\u2019s most populous province from Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PC Party had won at least 74 seats in the 124-member Legislative Assembly of Ontario and was leading in six other districts as of Thursday night, according to a tally by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ford, who often sported a \u201cCanada is Not for Sale\u201d hat and styled himself as Captain Canada throughout his election campaign, called the vote more than a year early, arguing that he should have a stronger mandate to navigate four years of potential economic chaos under Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his election campaign, Ford made two trips to Washington, DC, and made numerous appearances on U.S. networks such as Fox News and CNN to lobby against the tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump, who had agreed to a 30-day pause on his threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico pending negotiations on border security, said on Thursday that the 25-percent levies would go into effect on March 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian and Mexican officials were due to meet Trump administration officials in Washington on Thursday and Friday to try to forestall the tariffs, which could deal a serious blow to the highly integrated North American economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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