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.

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.

On Feb. 1, (the fourth day of the campaign), Trump signed an executive order to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs. Two days later Trump offered a 30-day pause on the across-the-board tariffs. Then six days later, he announced a plan to slap tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.