VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ontario Premier Doug Ford won reelection to lead Canada’s most populous province on Thursday, giving him the mandate he wanted to fight tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives chugged to a third majority government Thursday, propelled by his visible crusade against economic uncertainty emanating from the U.S., though falling short of the increased majority he urged.

Doug Ford has won a third term as premier of the eastern Canadian province of Ontario following a campaign in which he railed against US President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs. His Progressive Conservative party won some 43% of the vote in the regional election,