Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised to fight back against Donald Trump's steep tariffs on Canadian goods and energy. Ford is positioning himself as Canada's staunchest defender in the escalating trade war,

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in claiming a third-straight victory for his Progressive Conservatives in the province's election Thursday he'd been given a "mandate" to "stand up" to President Trump's threats to hit Canada with tariffs.

Ford announced retaliatory plans shortly after Trump implemented tariffs against Canada.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford won reelection to lead Canada’s most populous province on Thursday, giving him the mandate he wanted to fight tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.“Donald Trump thinks he can break us,

Doug Ford won a third straight election to lead Ontario, as voters in Canada’s manufacturing heartland opted for a familiar face to steer an economy that’s under threat from US President Donald Trump’s trade policy.

Canada’s Ontario province has reelected Premier Doug Ford’s ruling conservatives in an election heavily focused on trade tensions stoked by United States President Donald Trump. Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) cruised to their third consecutive legislative majority on Thursday after seeking the “largest mandate in Ontario history” to protect the economy of Canada’s most populous province from Trump’s tariffs.

Ontario is moving forward with a 25% tariff on electricity exported to Michigan, New York, and Minnesota, despite a temporary reprieve on US tariffs. Premier Doug Ford insists the tariff will be implemented Monday unless President Trump removes all tariff threats permanently.

The leader of Ontario, the province that is home to Canada’s automotive industry, said he is skeptical about the motives behind President Trump’s [one-month reprieve](

The leader said new tariffs are scheduled to be implemented Monday in an effort to push back on Trump’s international economic measures.