Crombie is trying to brand the third-place party as "the people's opposition," as it won a much higher percentage of the popular vote than the NDP, which will form official Opposition because it won more seats.

Ford says he recently spoke to Gretzky, who was "all choked up."

Besides implementing a ban on new procurement contracts with U.S.-based vendors, Barrie is also removing existing U.S. vendors from its preferred supplier list for municipal projects.

That comes after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario said this morning it will stop buying and selling U.S. alcohol.

Ford has often clashed with Trudeau on domestic issues but agreed “a hundred per cent” with the prime minister on this front. He said that Canadians would not back down, promising a series of counter measures to respond to Trump.

Asked whether he plans to streamline his cabinet, Ford dismissed the idea right away. “The only thing we should slim down is the media,” he said, brushing aside concerns about the size of his team.

When asked about when exactly he would move forward to pass it, Ford said that  “as soon as we get back, that’s going to be one of our top priorities.”

The Ontario Liberal Party says its executive council has unanimously voted to support Bonnie Crombie staying on as party leader even though she did not win a seat in Thursday’s election.