Ford to trigger election in Ontario
Krista Ford Haynes has launched an online fundraiser to finance legal support for her husband’s disciplinary battle with the Toronto police.
Doug Ford will launch his reelection campaign in Windsor on Wednesday with remarks at 10 a.m., followed by a media availability with reporters.
An Abacus Data poll found Doug Ford’s Conservatives at 47% support, far ahead of Bonnie Crombie’s Liberals, Marit Stiles’s NDP and Mike Schreiner’s Greens.
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford justified the early election call by saying the government needs a “clear mandate” from voters to spend big in confronting an across-the-board tariff threat from newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford officially triggered an early provincial election set for Feb. 27. Globe and Mail reporter Laura Stone discusses why an early election benefits Ford.
Doug Ford will launch his election campaign in Windsor today. And a political scientist at the University of Windsor says she expects him to make the border city a prominent backdrop for his campaign.
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.
For Doug Ford, this will be the top issue of the campaign and the one he is likely to focus on — and he likely hopes voters will focus on it, too. Amid political chaos in Ottawa, the provincial leader has been at the forefront of Canada’s pushback as Trump threatens 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.
Ontario provincial party leaders are kicking off their election campaigns today ahead of the provincial election next month.
Premier Doug Ford’s early reelection campaign launched Wednesday below the Ambassador Bridge, highlighting a central theme of his strategy to win votes and paint himself as Canada’s defender against U.S. tariffs.