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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Doug Ford: rightwing populist becomes Canada’s anti-Trump figurehead

Man wearing 'Canada is not for sale' hat
Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, speaks to journalists wearing a ‘Canada is not for sale’ hat. Photograph: Blair Gable/Reuters

The day Donald Trump won the United States presidential election was a happy one for Doug Ford.

The conservative politician who oversees Canada’s most populous province – and its largest economy – made the admission to caucus and supporters, in off-the-cuff remarks accidentally caught by a nearby microphone.

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