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International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, picture at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHAWN MCCARTHY

March 17, 2025

As Ontario Premier Doug Ford retreated in the trade war with United States President Donald Trump, his Alberta counterpart was in Houston, Texas, seeking to align her province with Trump’s energy and climate agenda.

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