Snap Election Doesn’t Leave Ontario Vulnerable Amid Tariff Threat, Doug Ford Insists

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the press at Triple M Metal in Brampton, Ont., on Feb. 1, 2025. The Canadian Press/Eduardo Lima

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford insists Ontario is not vulnerable during a snap election campaign he called as a possible trade war with the United States looms.

But Ford warned Saturday of difficult times ahead should U.S. President Donald Trump make good on his vow to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods.