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A wild assassination attempt south of the border is hanging over the heads of Canada’s first ministers as they trek to Halifax for the summer meeting of the all-Premiers’ club Council of the Federation.

While you were weekending — Premier DOUG FORD — who has had a love-hate relationship with former U.S. President DONALD TRUMP — is weighing in in the wake of the shooting attempt.

“Political violence has no place in a democracy,” Ford posted on social media. “I’m thankful that former president Trump is safe and my thoughts are with our friends south of the border who have been shaken by this terrible incident.”

Populist pals (or not): A self-described “big Republican,” Ford used to be a staunch supporter of Trump — he even seemed to endorse Trump’s 2020 re-election bid and suggested Trump took a page out of the Ford family’s playbook when it comes to catchy political slogans aimed at the working-class — but the Premier has since soured over the then-President, for imposin…