<p data-async="">So much for Ontario Premier Doug Ford staying out of the federal election. <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Ford\u2019s catty condemnation&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/poilievre-wouldnt-be-losing-campaign-manager-doug-ford&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/poilievre-wouldnt-be-losing-campaign-manager-doug-ford">Ford’s catty condemnation</a> of federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign was unhelpful not just to Poilievre, but to Conservatives generally — and even to Ford himself.</p>

If Ford does see himself as the next Conservative leader, he’s doing a poor job of laying the groundwork.

Randall Denley: Ford helping Carney's Liberals won't help him take over the federal Conservatives

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