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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Ontario premier Doug Ford’s party spent nearly $300,000 on novelty ‘Canada is not for sale’ hats

Ontario premier Doug Ford wearing a ‘Canada is not for sale’ hat
Ontario premier Doug Ford speaks to journalists at a provincial and territorial leaders’ meeting in Ottawa. Photograph: Blair Gable/Reuters

Dealing with the unprecedented threats from Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty have required unconventional strategies from federal and provincial leaders, including barring liquor sales and cancelling contracts with Tesla.

But among the more unorthodox strategies to hit back against the US is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on novelty hats.

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