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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has urged Conservatives across the country to stand with federal Leader Andrew Scheer to defeat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019, according to a copy of Ford’s speech.

“The next (federal) election is one that conservatives can win,” Ford said.

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“We will win, in part, because of the all-star talent… right here in this room, all-star talent that is led by our leader Andrew Scheer.”

Fresh off a majority win in Ontario, Ford spoke Thursday evening at the annual federal Conservative Convention in Halifax.

His words were bound to resonate as the federal party deals with internal division sparked by the departure of Conservative MP Maxime Bernier.

Ford encouraged the attendees to stick to Conservative principles and to listen to voters — not political insiders or the media.