Ford is travelling to the U.S. Capitol in his capacity as Ontario Premier during the provincial campaign, an unusual detour for a politician seeking re-election

London native David Peterson, the 81-year-old former Ontario Liberal leader who served as premier from 1987 to 1990, spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono. He reflected on his time in office, his own early election call and the effect Donald Trump’s tariff threat could have on the Feb. 27 provincial vote.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently made news after announcing retaliatory measures to US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford has often attracted public attention during his time in politics and famously did so when a report revealing his drug dealing past was published in 2013.