Alexander Burns

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Doug Ford’s Muscle-Flexing, Crowd-Pleasing, Populist Trump-Management Strategy

Doug Ford’s Muscle-Flexing, Crowd-Pleasing, Populist Trump-Management Strategy

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, plans to rain economic punishment on Americans if President Donald Trump targets Canada in a trade war. Ford has threatened to cut power transmission to U.S. homes and businesses and banish U.S. liquor from Ontario shelves. Wearing a MAGA-like hat reading “Canada Is Not For Sale,” Ford has pledged to target red states with...

Face time with Doug Ford

Face time with Doug Ford

DOUG FORD didn’t quite give a cross-party endorsement to CHRYSTIA FREELAND for prime minister during a Wednesday interview in Toronto with POLITICO’s head of news, ALEX BURNS.But the Ontario premier could scarcely have been more glowing about Freeland — and less expressive about her primary opponents to lead the Liberal Party.

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Justin Trudeau probably won’t ask Joe Biden if the U.S. is headed for a war between the states. But a report from within his government says it’s time for Canada to get ready.When Justin Trudeau meets Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Italy this week, Trudeau will probably not ask whether the United States is at risk of erupting...