Doug Ford says he will call snap Ontario election

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 asks for a ‘very strong mandate’ in snap Ontario election
Speaking at a Markham fundraiser that was closed to the media, Premier Doug Ford did not mince words about a vote he is expected to trigger as early as next week.
Doug Ford's Conservatives would win Ontario election if called today: new poll
A new Leger poll, exclusive to the National Post, put Ford’s Progressive Conservatives 24 points ahead of the Liberals. The results indicate 46 per cent of poll respondents expressed support for the reigning Tories versus 22 per cent for Bonnie Crombie’s Liberals, 19 per cent for the NDP, just 7 per cent for the Green Party and 6 per cent other.
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 may call Ontario election as early as next week: sources
Premier Doug Ford, who signalled he needs a mandate to keep Ontario’s economy afloat after U.S. tariffs hit, is looking at sending voters to the polls on Feb. 27 or March 6.
Doug Ford confirms he will call Ontario snap election next week
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his early call. That election call would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, more than a year before the June 2026 fixed election date.
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.
Ontario Premier Calls Early Election in Response to Trump Tariff Threat
Doug Ford, Ontario’s Conservative leader, has recently said that President Trump was “going to try to devastate our country” with a plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports.
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,
Ontario leader says he will call election to fight Trump’s threatened tariffs
The leader of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario says he will be calling a provincial election next week because he says needs a mandate to fight President Donald Trump’s threatened
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‘We need leadership, not showmanship,’ Bonnie Crombie shares why she would be a better premier for Ontario than Doug Ford
Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie says she’s ready to become Ontario’s next premier, despite Doug Ford being “selfish” for calling an election.
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 ...
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No-holds barred look at the Ford government policies: a timely, new book ‘Against the People’ chronicles the damage done to Ontario
As Ontarians face an early election with Doug Ford playing the role of ‘Captain Canada’ against the threat of U.S. tariffs, a timely new book Against ...