Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“The leader of Canada’s most populous province has triggered a snap election, saying he needs a decisive mandate to fight Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has led the province for more than seven years, has emerged as a de-facto spokesperson for Canada in the tariff fight after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would step down in March. The early election call is a sign of how the new US president has upended politics in the country. The provincial campaign comes more than a year before the date required by law, with Ford citing the need for voters to give him another majority to ‘outlast’ President Trump.” (01/29/25)