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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is all right but the vehicle he was travelling in got “hammered” when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway 401.
The collision happened as Ford was on his way back from an announcement at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville. The vehicle got “sideswiped,” Ford said.
“We were just driving straight, next thing you know, you got hammered, just hammered,” he said after taking some questions at the legislature about a virtual meeting he had with all of the premiers on Canada-U.S. relations.
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“I’m OK. This head’s like limestone. It’s hard as a rock.”
Ford suggested the driver of the other vehicle was seriously hurt, while a spokesperson for the premier said that driver is believed to have non-life-threatening injuries.
“He was out of commission,” Ford said.
“He hit us and then ended up on the other side of the highway. Yeah, it was bad, but I just pray he’s OK.”
The staff and OPP officers who were also in the premier’s vehicle are OK as well, spokesperson Grace Lee said.
Ford was at Darlington to talk about a vision to supply both Canada and the United States with energy, in the face of American tariff threats.
He wants to see the province’s grid expanded to allow more energy to be sent to the U.S.
The premier is trumpeting Ontario’s nuclear energy expertise to build more large and small modular nuclear reactors in partnership with the U.S.
“It won’t be easy and it won’t happen overnight, but we owe it to workers in Ontario, across Canada and the U.S. to act now,” Ford said.
“Many of these initiatives will require the federal government to step up to ensure that energy, trade, and security policies serve the best interests of Canadians and Americans alike.”
Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods on his first day in office on Jan. 20 unless Canada tightens border security, with an emphasis on fentanyl trafficking and illegal crossings.
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