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Doug Ford: “We’ll see how this goes, but, he wants to put pain on Canadians? We’ll leverage every bit of pain we possibly can on…”

On the recordAugust 26, 2026
We’ll see how this goes, but, he wants to put pain on Canadians? We’ll leverage every bit of pain we possibly can on Americans.
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Doug Ford

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On retaliating against U.S. tariffs.

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