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Photo by Peter Power /PostmediaDoug Ford’s increasingly annoyed rhetoric toward Donald Trump reached a new level on Monday when the Ontario premier said the U.S. president could “kiss my ass” in response to his latest tariff threats.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Right? will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againFord said such a move would cause political blowback for Trump and his Republican Party ahead of midterm elections in November.“And all of a sudden, you’ll see going into the midterms the reactions when gas jumps one dollar a barrel in the United States,” Ford said.Prime Minister Mark Carney, while saying bluntly on the weekend that Canada had been “attacked” by its southern neighbour, has so far ruled out restrictions on energy exports as part of Canada’s planned retaliation.The Ontario premier’s input on Canada-U.S. trade relations has been all over the map in recent days. Long an advocate of harsher retaliation against Trump’s tariff regime, Ford went publicly silent for much of last week while federal negotiators worked on what was said to be a tentative trade deal that would have avoided a new round of Trump tariffs.It seemed possible then that Ford, who had repeatedly vowed that he would not return U.S. alcohol to the shelves of Ontario’s liquor stores unless Trump removed the tariffs that he began imposing last year, was offside with the prime minister. Ottawa’s tentative deal was said to include reduced U.S. tariffs in exchange for a number of concessions, including an end to provincial alcohol bans.Ford said on Monday that he was never in favour of such an agreement. “I was dead against this on Wednesday, I was dead against it on Thursday and I’m still dead against (it),” he said during his radio appearance.Over the weekend it emerged that Ford had sent Carney a letter last Monday outlining the Ontario government’s position ahead of the trade deadline.“While we share the goal of an agreement that brings relief and certainty to workers and businesses, we must be clear that no deal is better than a bad deal that would only embolden the United States to continue seeking concession after concession,” the letter said.Ford’s letter said Trump’s threatened tariffs, which have since come into effect, “were clearly intended to gain leverage in negotiations.”“Canada must remain united and prepared to defend its interests,” the letter said. “We cannot allow arbitrary deadlines, shifting justifications and or escalating tariff threats to weaken our resolve.”Ford was scheduled to meet with leaders in the Ontario steel industry in Hamilton on Monday morning. 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