The chief of Canada’s most populous province on Wednesday countered Donald Trump’s tariff threats to the northern nation by utilizing a medium that the U.S. president-elect’s base is aware of effectively: hats.
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, rocked a navy blue “Canada Is Not For Sale” hat with a Canadian flag patch throughout a press convention — a not-so-subtle jab at Trump’s purple “Make America Great Again” caps that function a U.S. flag patch on the aspect.
“This is about everyday Canadians standing up for the country,” mentioned Ford of his accent.
Ford lately mocked Trump for trolling his nation, after the U.S. president-elect threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all items getting into the U.S. from Canada and referred to as now-outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “governor” and entertained speak of turning Canada into the “51st state.”
Ford, in response, has warned of chopping off power exports to the U.S. and declared that staff in his province might see the lack of 500,000 jobs as a result of proposed tariffs.
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The hats come from Ottawa-based artistic consulting agency Jackpine Dynamic Branding, whose founder Liam Mooney cited Ford’s interview with Fox Information’ Jesse Watters final week because the inspiration behind the accent.
Watters advised Ford he’d take into account it a “privilege” to be taken over by the U.S. and he finds it “personally offensive” that Canada wouldn’t aspect with such an thought.
“Well I’ve got news for those folks, it’s a privilege to be Canadian,” Mooney advised CTV Information. “And it’s an amazing privilege. And so we just sprung into action. From concept onto the premier in one week. It was pretty awesome.”
Each present and former Canadian politicians have condemned Trump’s threats, together with Ford, who in a press convention earlier than a gathering with Trudeau on Wednesday, declared that Canadians can not let Trump “divide us.”
“I understand that all around the country, everyone has their concerns or jurisdictions from coast to coast to coast,” he mentioned.
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“But there’s one thing that’s more important than jurisdictions — it’s standing up for the country. Country comes first over anything and we’re going to continue to fight against these tariffs and we’re going to use every tool in our toolbox to make sure that happens.”
