Minnesota shares a 547-mile border with Canada, most of it with Ontario. The accents are similar, and Minnesota and Minneapolis are often ranked among the best places to live.

In his role as head of the federation of Canadian premiers, Ford has successfully pushed Trudeau to meet with the group in Ottawa next week. “The message is: you need to do everything you can to stop the tariffs ... We need to see the plan that you announced on border security,” Ford said.