The conservative progressive party wins the third consecutive majority in voting dominated by commercial tensions.
The province of Canada in Ontario re-elected the Prime Minister Doug Ford Conservatives in a strongly focused election on trade tensions by the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Ford and its progressive-conservative party (PC Party) reached their third consecutive legislative majority on Thursday after asking for the “greatest mandate in Ontario history” to protect the economy of the most populated province in Canada against Trump’s prices.
The PC party had won at least 74 seats in the legislative assembly of 124 members of Ontario and led in seven other districts Thursday evening, according to a count by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
“We will make sure to protect the inhabitants of Ontario and protect their families, as well as their jobs and their businesses,” Ford, 60 told CTV News after his victory.
“I will fight dental and nails against Donald Trump. I will promise you.
Ford, who often sported a “Canada is not for sale” hat and was called like Captain Canada throughout his electoral campaign, called on vote more than a year earlier, arguing that he should have a stronger mandate to sail in years of potential economic chaos under Trump.
“It will be a battle for the next four years,” said Ford last month as he called the Snap elections. “I want to make sure I have a strong term to overcome President Trump.”
During his campaign, Ford went twice to Washington, DC, and made numerous appearances on American networks such as Fox News and CNN to put pressure against prices and position himself as a whole spokesperson for Canada.
Ford criticisms questioned the calendar of its decision to call an election and stressed that Ottawa has the main responsibility to negotiate with the administration of Trump.
Earlier this week, he said he would impose an electricity rate sent from the province to the United States if Trump was going forward with his business measures and “wait until you see what is going on from there”.
Ontario, which surrounds Toronto and which houses around 40% of Canada’s population of around 40 million people, depends strongly on trade with the United States.
More than 80% of Ontario exports went to the United States in 2023, making it the most dependent province of American consumers after New Brunswick and Alberta, according to a scotiabank analysis.
The Ontario automotive industry, which manages the production of Honda, Toyota, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, was the second largest producer in the world alongside the American State of Michigan in 2022, according to Invest Ontario.
The province also houses one of the largest technological industries in North America, with some 420,000 employees and 22,000 companies involved in the sector, according to the investment agency.
Trump, who had accepted a 30 -day break on his threatened prices on Canada and Mexico pending border security negotiations, said on Thursday that 25% samples come into force on March 4.
Trump, who also suggested that the United States could absorb Canada as its 51st state, said on the social truth that it had made its illicit drug decision such as fentanyl continued to cross the border at “unacceptable levels”.
