The premier understands that speaking Donald Trump's language and engaging in good-faith discussions will allow us to be seen as allies

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Following Donald Trump’s re-election, there are serious questions about whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can repair his relationship with a notoriously vindictive man who he’s spent years denigrating. This is why we were pleased to see Ontario Premier Doug Ford recognizing that the political calculus has changed.

On Tuesday, Ford noted that Mexico is being used as a “backdoor for Chinese cars, auto parts and other products into Canadian and American markets.” If Mexico won’t take action by, “at the very least, matching Canadian and American tariffs on Chinese imports,” Ford argued we should “prioritize the closest economic partnership on earth by directly negotiating a bilateral U.S.-Canada free trade agreement that puts U.S. and Canadian workers first.”

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This is similar to rhetoric being espoused by Trump. On the campaign trail, Trump criticized China’s use of Mexican auto parts plants as a means of bypassing trade restrictions and gaining a foothold in the North........

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