I am not a Ford fan, but I do trust his motives. He doesn't want the US to destroy us because he wants to continue enriching himself and his friends. Trade wars are bad for capitalism. He is a capitalist. Free trade is good at making people rich. Trade wars are not.
So no, I don't think Ford is pro-Trump. He's pro-profit and when Trump was all about business, he supported some of what Trump said, now that Trump has shown he is anti-business, Ford is against him.
If it keeps tending in the direction it's going, even if the conservatives get more seats, they may not necessarily win. We're almost in coalition territory. We would be already if the BQ and Liberals were willing to work together.
We didn't do nothing. We announced massive retaliatory tariffs. The do nothing impression came from the fact that they asked for concessions we already offered.
Also, the US is still hitting us with tariffs. Starting March 4, 25% on everything then in April an additional 25% on steel and aluminum.
Canada has higher standards, but not as high as they should be. To be clear, the food we sell locally will not necessarily meet EU standards (but most probably would anyway), but the food we sell to you must meet EU standards.
Also, we love visitors to Canada. Toutes mes excuses, le français Québécois est très différent du français parlé en Europe.
Do you know the food standards laws, or are you assuming? We are not the US, our laws are much stricter. As an example, I saw someone in the EU say Canada would never want your dairy laws because we would have to pasteurize our milk which would increase the price. Thing is... we do pasteurize our milk. That's already a rule.
But that's irrelevant anyway. Freetrade means free of duty or tariff, not free of regulations. Any Canadian goods (including food) sold in the EU, must meet EU standards.
So if your objection is legal criteria, there is no substance to your objection.
The headline undersells it. He just declared that him and the attorney General have sole ability to interpret laws for the executive branch. That branch includes the law enforcement agencies that would arrest him for committing crimes. That means the FBI couldn't arrest him even if SCOTUS declared him to have done something illegal because him and the AG now interpret legal meaning for the FBI, not SCOTUS.
This is why I use my auto high beams, so I can't forget.