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Ontario Premier Doug Ford was the latest Canadian personality to head down to Washington to delve into the NAFTA talks.

Over the past year and then some, a number of politicians, union reps and business leaders have made the trek across the border to make the case for the Canadian economy, whether it be meetings with U.S. Governors, industry associations, the U.S. trade office or the White House itself.

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Ford headed down Wednesday in the middle of his court victory over the battle to downsize to Toronto council. Not only does the Premier have momentum on his side right now, but he’s got a canny ability to listen to regular people and state his views in an unequivocal way.

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These talents should lend themselves well to our current NAFTA talks, which are at an impasse. It’s important to note Ford is not sitting down as a negotiator, with either U.S. trade rep Robert Lightizer or President Donald Trump himself. He’s meeting with Canadian federal officials and NAFTA negotiators currently working in Washington to, as he described it at the International Plowing Match on Tuesday, “make the case that any NAFTA deal must protect Ontario jobs in both auto and agriculture sectors.”