With U.S. President Donald Trump making good on his promise to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods, Ontario’s party leaders are pitching their ideas for how they’d cushion the crippling blow to the province’s economy if elected on Feb.

Ontario premier Doug Ford has triggered an early election in the province, saying he needs a strong mandate to take on the tariff threat.

The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has kicked off his provincial election campaign, saying he needs a strong mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S.