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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2025 · 33 MIN

Ontario's campaign goes south

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Guest: Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie During an election campaign, it's unusual for a premier to take his campaign to stops in foreign countries — but these are unusual times, and this is an unusual Ontario election. The Star's Robert Benzie joined Doug Ford and Canada's other premier's on their visit to a snowy Washington, D.C. this week and tells us who they met with, what they are hoping to accomplish, and the prospects for success in getting their message through when the entire U.S. government is in Trump-inspired chaos. Benzie also unpacks what this might mean for the Ontario election race, and why Ford might prefer to be seen in the U.S. — where approximately none of his voters live — rather than knock on doors here at home. PLUS: What does talk of Canada as the 51st state have in common with a dead cat? This episode was produced by Ed Keenan and Sean Pattendon.

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