Doug Ford wins Ontario election on back of tariff rallying cry

Doug Ford at his Progressive Conservative election night party in Etobicoke, Ontario. The incumbent premier of the Canadian province has won an early election that he called in response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/Reuters

Doug Ford, the incumbent premier of Canada’s Ontario province, has declared victory in an election returning his Progressive Conservative party to office for a rarely won third term.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) projected a sweeping victory for the Progressive Conservatives, with 43% of the vote.