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1. 'Hit Him Back Twice as Hard'

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Sat Jan 25, 2025, 08:43 PM

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By Alexander Burns
01/25/2025 07:00 AM EST

TORONTO — 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 dollar-for-dollar retaliation. In an interview Wednesday, he described himself matter-of-factly as a brawler with a reflex for combat ...

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/25/doug-ford-trump-trade-resistance-00200457

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