Is Doug Ford Canada’s most unlikely diplomat?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

By Analysis by The Big Story podcast

Posted Mar 19, 2025 07:29:15 AM.

Last Updated Mar 19, 2025 07:58:16 AM.

Is Doug Ford Canada’s most unlikely diplomat?

Doug Ford travelled to Washington last week to talk tariffs, after threatening to impose tariffs on energy or even turn off power to 3 U.S. states.

Although the temperature has been dialed down, Queen’s Park reporter Richard Southern talks to pollster John Wright about Ford’s actions last week and how this all ties in to the upcoming federal election.

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