Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he will spend $22 billion to build infrastructure as part of a stimulus package in the face of a possible trade war with the United States. The package will go forward regardless of U.S. President Donald Trump imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford insists Ontario is not vulnerable during a snap election campaign he called as a possible trade war with the United States looms. But Ford warned Saturday of difficult times ahead should U.S. President Donald Trump make good on his vow to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.

The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has kicked off his provincial election campaign, saying he needs a strong mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S.