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The U.S. economy is now on a tear, with wages up, unemployment down and economic growth outpacing the rest of the industrialized world. The prosperity that that brings is filling U.S. government coffers and making credible Trump’s vow to lower America’s national debt while building up its infrastructure and military.

Those who view Ford’s promises as unattainable should realize that he has many of the same tools at his disposable as Trump, plus one that Trump would dearly love — a majority government. Although the Republicans have nominal control over Congress, because they fall short of the 60-seat majority needed in the Senate to pass legislation, the Democrats are able to stymie many of the major new initiatives that Trump would want. The anti-Trump “resist movement” has prevented Trump from cutting taxes further, from cutting regulations faster, from downsizing government faster, from curbing the national debt. Nevertheless, as even Trump’s fiercest “Never Trump” critics acknowledge, he has already kept most of his promises.

Ford will doubtless face an Ontario version of the resist movement, but unlike Trump, he has no legislative restraints. His unambiguous election victory gives him the votes in parliament to bring about any reforms he chooses. Ontario is truly Ford Nation now, its fate tied to the closest thing Canada has to a Donald Trump.

• Lawrence Solomon is the executive director of Toronto-based Energy Probe. This is the second in a two-part series.