Ontario Premier Doug Ford Says He Threatened Home Depot Shoplifter With a Beating

Ontario Premier Doug Ford Says He Threatened Home Depot Shoplifter With a Beating
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during a funding announcement in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug. 20, 2025. The Canadian Press/Carlos Osorio
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he personally intervened to stop a shoplifter at a Home Depot this summer and threatened to beat him if he didn’t hand over the stolen goods.
Ford relayed the incident to an audience of more than 1,000 people at an Oct. 14 Empire Club of Canada luncheon at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.