{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66e4224651960f14a815df05/6a96e0d7a4a22c5817cbdf8c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reality Check on Doug Ford's Trade Posturing ft. Eric Wickham","description":"<p>Trade talks collapsed and Ontario Premier Doug Ford laced up his boots and donned the flag to decry US President Donald Trump. Between telling Trump to \"kiss my ass,\" and unveiling a Lake Ontario sign in response to Trump's executive order renaming the body of water, Ford and the PCs have seen a benefit in the polls. But Ford's tenure leading Ontario has pushed legislation and politics far closer to the MAGA movement than nearly any other premier. While Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is floundering by meekly confronting the US-Canada trade war, Ford is turning around public perception of him and his party. Eric Wickham, Ontario reporter for <em>PressProgress, </em>joins Scott to discuss Ford's appeal, his tenure as premier and how, despite all this fervour, life in Ontario continues to deteriorate.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://pressprogress.ca/ontarios-recent-policy-changes-are-part-of-a-larger-pattern-to-centralize-power-and-silence-dissent-critics-say/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario’s Recent Policy Changes Are Part of a Larger Pattern to Centralize Power and Silence Dissent, Critics Say</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Eric on <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/ericwickham.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ericwickham.journalism/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Scott on <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/youcaughtscott.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sources and further reading:</p><p>https://readthecatch.ca/reality-check-on-doug-fords-trade-posturing-ft-eric-wickham-podcast</p><p><br></p><p>Artwork by Zo at <a href=\"https://www.studiobonjourhi.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Studio Bonjourhi</a></p><p>Intro Music: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RnLaKc0sI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vigilante</a> - Cross Dog</p>","author_name":"Scott Martin"}