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The federal and provincial Conservative parties are legally different entities, though they belong to the same ideological tent, and Ford is leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party.

In a Canadian political atmosphere with few clear leaders following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement, the leader of the center-right Ontario Progressive Conservative Party has made headline-grabbing moves to counter Trump’s economic aggression.

His Progressive Conservative party suffered a devastating defeat just after he left office.

Mulroney, who died Feb. 29 at age 84, was prime minister for nine years between 1984 and 1993 and led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

Mulroney led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and served nearly nine years as prime minister between 1984 and 1993.