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Doug Ford officially calls early Ontario election, saying he needs new mandate to deal with Trump
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford officially set a provincial election in motion Tuesday for Feb. 27, more than a year before the next fixed election date. The election had been set for June 2026, but Ford said he needs a new mandate to deal with four years of a Donald Trump presidency in the United States.
How could calling a snap election hinder or help Doug Ford’s re-election bid?
Given that Ford could have waited months to risk losing his job as Ontario’s leader, why would it make sense to call an election so far ahead of schedule?
Doug Ford triggers early Ontario election for Feb. 27
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has officially triggered an early provincial election, set for Feb. 27, after visiting Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont on Tuesday to ask her to dissolve parliament. She accepted his request.
PC Leader Doug Ford says he’ll honour Ontario’s electric vehicle commitment
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province's commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program.
Doug Ford visits lieutenant-governor to dissolve legislature for early Ontario election
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has accepted Premier Doug Ford's ask to dissolve the legislature for an early election that will officially begin on Wednesday.
Doug Ford triggers snap Ontario election
Ford is taking Ontarians to the polls amid political instability in Ottawa after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would resign.
What is Doug Ford's rationale for calling an early election in Ontario?
Laura Stone, The Globe's Ontario Legislature reporter, looks at the political landscape as the snap Ontario election campaign begins. Premier and PC Leader Doug Ford is calling for a stronger mandate to tackle the threat of tariffs from the Trump administration,
Doug Ford says he will honour Ontario’s electric vehicle commitment
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province’s commitment to the electric vehicle sector should United States President Donald Trump end a subsidy program. Trump has said the U.S. does not want or need Canada’s cars despite signing a free trade deal with Canada and Mexico in his first term.
Ontario Leader Calls for Snap Election to Fight Trump’s Threatened Tariffs
The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has kicked off his provincial election campaign, saying he needs a strong mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump
Doug Ford makes his case for re-election amid tariff threats in Windsor, Ont. on Wednesday
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford launched his re-election campaign in Windsor on Wednesday. He says he needs a strong mandate to respond to threats of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. But protesters outside Ford's campaign launch reminded him of other pressing issues: education and health care.
Tariff fight takes centre stage as Ontario election campaign kicks off
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford pitched himself Wednesday as the best steward of the economy in the face of looming tariffs, but the other party leaders say his record from the last seven years suggests otherwise.
Doug Ford wants another 4 years leading Ontario. He's launching his campaign in Windsor
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford launched his re-election campaign in Windsor on Wednesday. He says he needs a strong mandate to ...
Doug Ford warns Pierre Poilievre that Ontario’s auto industry must be protected
The Progressive Conservative leader said Ontario would maintain its share of funding for EV battery production subsidies even ...
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Doug Ford to honour Ontario’s EV commitment, Bonnie Crombie, Marit Stiles less definitive
Donald Trump has said the U.S. doesn’t want or need Canadian cars despite signing a free-trade deal with Canada and Mexico in ...
Doug Ford’s Muscle-Flexing, Crowd-Pleasing, Populist Trump-Management Strategy
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and ...
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Doug Ford promises $1B for skills development to protect 'good jobs'
Ford announced on Thursday to commit an additional $1 billion to the Skills Development Fund, on top of the existing $1.5-billion investment, to expand existing training and employment programs and ...
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Ontario election 2025: Party leaders to make stops in Toronto area, Niagara region
The third day of the provincial election campaign will see party leaders in and around Toronto and southwestern Ontario.
Ontario election campaigns launch as Ford vows to fight tariffs and opposition parties aim at health care
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles launched her campaign in Toronto, pitching herself as the best person to fight back against ...
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Doug Ford vows to build $1B police college in speech at London chief's gala
Premier Doug Ford capped off the first day of Ontario’s election campaign in London, where he pledged his government would ...