OTTAWA — With Justin Trudeau missing in action, the premier of Canada’s largest province has anointed himself national spokesman, deflecting “51st state” jabs and instead working to sell President-elect Donald Trump on “a new American and Canadian century.”
Just last month, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was threatening to cut energy exports to the United States in response to Trump’s tariff threats.
On Wednesday, he showed up at a nuclear power plant to pitch the idea of “Fortress Am-Can,” and the opportunity to build a Canada-U.S. energy infrastructure. Ford called for building out the clean electricity grid, increasing the generation of nuclear power and forming a cross-border working group to expedite projects.
“Someone had to stand up for Canada,” he said.
