Robert Benzie
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Queen's Park Bureau Chief Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/robert-benzie/
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Doug Ford’s Tories getting a Trump bump, poll suggests
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is giving Premier Doug Ford's governing Progressive Conservatives a boost in popularity, a new poll suggests.
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NEW: @abacusdata poll for the @TorontoStar finds Premier Doug Ford is getting a Trump bump. (Last night’s byelection vote tallies in parentheses. Turnout was 25%, half that of a general election.) PC: 42% (38%) Lib: 31% (30%) NDP: 17% (26%) GPO: 4% (3%) www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford’s Tories getting a Trump bump, poll suggests
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is giving Premier Doug Ford's governing Progressive Conservatives a boost in popularity, a new poll suggests.
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A status quo result tonight with the @OntarioPCParty holding two seats while the @OntarioNDP regained one and the @OntLiberal Party was shut out. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ontario Tories and New Democrats hold ridings as Liberals shut out in three byelections
The status quo result was a setback for the Liberals as they prepare to choose a new leader on Nov. 21.
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It’s byelection day in the provincial ridings of Scarborough Southwest, York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek. The @TorontoStar has complete coverage. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Voters head to polls in three byelections as Doug Ford’s feud with Donald Trump rages
With the popularity of Ford's Progressive Conservatives dipping slightly earlier this year, the pressure is on the NDP and Liberals to make gains.
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NEW: Premier Doug Ford has issued an issued an RFP to remove bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, University, Queen’s Park and Avenue Rd. Immediately scrapping the 600 metres of bike lanes on Bloor east of Clissold.
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Counter-tariffs on U.S. goods have support of most Canadians, poll suggests
More than three-quarters of Canadians back Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to abandon trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests.
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NEW: @Pollara poll finds 78% of Canadians agree with Carney abandoning trade talks with Trump and 79% support retaliatory tariffs. Current US president plunges to new low in approval here. Only 7% have positive feelings toward Trump, 82% negative. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Counter-tariffs on U.S. goods have support of most Canadians, poll suggests
More than three-quarters of Canadians back Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to abandon trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests.
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NEW: How Doug Ford went from a Trumper to kiss my rump, Trump. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford calls Donald Trump a ‘loser’ now, but he was a fan not so long ago
The year before the name-calling started, the premier admitted he had hoped the mercurial U.S. president would be re-elected in 2024.
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A smart take with some important context about how we got here from the @TorontoStar’s @markrmcqueen. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Mark McQueen: What Mark Carney should have seen coming in U.S. trade talks
Angry as some Canadians are about President Donald Trump’s “America First” attitude, his desire to move the assembly of Ford pick-up trucks from Oakville to Avon Lake, Ohio is nothing
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NEW: Premier Doug Ford strikes a conciliatory tone with President Donald Trump after yesterday’s war of words. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford says ‘it got a little personal’ between him and Donald Trump
The premier says it's time to turn down the temperature and "get back to the table" to negotiate a fair trade deal between Canada and the United States.
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Doug Ford brushes off online insults from Donald Trump: ‘He’s a loser’
Trump blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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Doug Ford brushes off online insults from Donald Trump: ‘He’s a loser’
Trump blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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Donald Trump lashes out at ‘Flunky’ Doug Ford after premier says U.S. president can ‘kiss my ass’
The president blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed that "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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NEW: The current president of the United States and the premier of Ontario are in a name-calling war of words. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Donald Trump lashes out at ‘Flunky’ Doug Ford after premier says U.S. president can ‘kiss my ass’
The president blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed that "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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U.S. booze ban backed by most Canadians, poll suggests
The Pollara Strategic Insights survey also found 42 per cent of respondents would boycott American wine and spirits if they are returned to provincial liquor stores.
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NEW: @Pollara poll finds 80% of Canadians support the ban on U.S. booze in liquor stores. Only 9% of Canadians have positive feelings toward current U.S. President Donald Trump while 80% have negative feelings. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
U.S. booze ban backed by most Canadians, poll suggests
The Pollara Strategic Insights survey also found 42 per cent of respondents would boycott American wine and spirits if they are returned to provincial liquor stores.
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From the front page of the @TorontoStar, @StephTaylornews and @TondaMacC with today’s most-read story. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Donald Trump delays planned 50% tariffs on Canada, cites trade deal
Canadian negotiators are weighing whether to accept lower tariffs on autos and metals as part of an interim deal, according to three sources.
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NEW: @reggcohn on ambition, opportunism, and political dynasties. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Martin Regg Cohn: The heirs apparent are already lining up for Toronto’s top job
Both candidates are on track to run on name recognition, even if not renowned for their track records, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
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NEW: With Wednesday's tariff deadline looming, Premier Doug Ford says the threat of Trump is why Ontario needs to keep sensitive date in Canada. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford says Ontario needs data centres to protect Canadians from Donald Trump
Ontario has no choice but to welcome massive data centres in order to protect Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump, warns Premier Doug Ford.
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From the the front page of the @TorontoStar, @MoiraWelsh on Premier Doug Ford’s biggest spending cabinet ministers. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Fine dining, oysters and axe-throwing: Inside Elections Ontario filings that reveal how some Doug Ford cabinet riding associations spend donor cash
The expenses by the riding associations of some of Doug Ford’s ministers, which include nearly $15,000 for organic grass-fed premium beef, are detailed in Elections Ontario filings, and are funded by ...
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