In a taste of what is to come, Ford and Trudeau are battling on several fronts
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You could call it a slugfest for the selfie age.Canada’s two biggest celebrity politicians — Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford — are squaring off on many fronts.Trudeau went into Ford’s home riding of Etobicoke North, which has been held federally by the Liberals since 1988, on Tuesday to announce the federal carbon-pricing plan.That so-called “backstop� will end Ontario’s previous exemption because the Tories are cancelling the former provincial Liberal government’s “cap-and-trade� carbon-pricing alliance with Quebec and California.The premier, who was in Sault Ste. Marie, responded with a statement calling Trudeau’s move a “massive tax hike,� and a “temporary vote buying scheme that will be discarded once the election is over.� A day earlier, with Ford’s support, a Tory backbencher tabled private member’s legislation at Queen’s Park designed to embarrass Ottawa by stripping health-care benefits and all other provincial services from any Canadian-born terrorist residing in Ontario.Read more:Opinion | Susan Delacourt: With a federal election looming, it looks like dark days for Trudeau’s sunny waysOttawa to Ford: stick to your day job and stop dreaming about being PMDoug Ford takes direct aim at Justin Trudeau“The Trudeau government has had numerous chances to address this issue but has continuously failed to do so,� Community Safety Minister Michael Tibollo told the legislature Tuesday.“That’s why our government for the people is taking the necessary steps to address this issue and ensure that convicted terrorists understand that we are not going to welcome them back to this province with open arms,� said Tibollo.And the province’s trade minister has abruptly cancelled plans to attend a first ministers meeting later this week because the United States-Mexico-Canad ...