Doug Ford says he will trigger an early Ontario election
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed he will trigger an early provincial election on Wednesday, Jan. 29, saying his government needs a strong mandate in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s relentless tariff threats on Canada.
Doug Ford hints at early election triggered by American tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he may have to “let the people decide” if his government should spend billions to offset the impact of potential incoming American tariffs. The comments mark the premier’s strongest indication yet that he may be planning to call an election before the fixed date in 2026.
This is a waste of taxpayers’ dollars,’ Canadians are questioning Doug Ford’s snap election
Ontario voters are heading to the polls soon. Premier Doug Ford confirmed that he will officially call an election on Wednesday.
Premier Doug Ford confirms that he is calling an Ontario election
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario residents will be heading to the polls next month. Speaking in Brampton today (Jan. 24), the premier confirmed the rumours saying that Feb. 27 will be the date of the election.
Doug Ford planning to call Ontario election next Wednesday: source
Premier Doug Ford is planning to call a provincial election next Wednesday, which would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, a senior Progressive Conservative source has confirmed to CBC News.The planned election call would follow months of speculation that Ford wanted to face voters before the fixed 2026 date.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to call snap election next week: sources
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months.
Doug Ford says he’s going to call early election, vote set for February
Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed Friday he will call an early election next week, sending voters to the polls in February. Colin D’Mello has more.
Ford could call Ontario election as early as next week: sources
Doug Ford could trigger an Ontario election as early as next week, two sources close to the government confirmed to CBC News. Both sources said they expect the election to be called in the first week of February,
Doug Ford government pledges more money to ease doctor shortage on eve of election call
The pledge Monday from Health Minister Sylvia Jones includes $1.4 billion in new funding for expanded primary care health teams.
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Workers Keep Focus on Ford’s Failures as CUPE Ontario Launches “Fire the Boss” Election Campaign
The Fire the Boss campaign, aimed at 290,000 CUPE members in the province, features a satirical "bad boss" Ford character-someone who shirks accountability, relies on costly gimmicks, and ignores ...
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Ford's decision to speed up alcohol sales expansion will cost province $612M: report
Premier Doug Ford's decision to speed up the rollout of alcohol sales in corner stores – which first sparked early election ...
Doug Ford’s alcohol sales expansion deal cost taxpayers an additional $612M, watchdog says
In a new report, the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario estimates the liberalization will cost $1.4 billion by the ...
Ontario leader will call election to fight Trump’s threatened tariffs
The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he will be calling an election in Ontario because he says he needs a ...
Liberals claim Ford’s plan to visit Washington during election is ‘explicitly partisan’
When the Ontario legislature is dissolved, the government enters caretaker mode - a convention that prevents a political ...
Doug Ford’s Muscle-Flexing, Crowd-Pleasing, Populist Trump-Management Strategy
Standing apart from the servile menagerie of world leaders, billionaires and executives who are seeking Trump’s flavor ...