Doug Ford makes his case for re-election
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ford is taking Ontarians to the polls amid political instability in Ottawa after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would resign.
Ford sparked the early election on Tuesday afternoon with a visit to Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont and a request for her to dissolve Ontario’s 43rd parliament. The proclamation she signed doing just that took effect at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, a former family physician who served as Ford's minister of long-term care during the pandemic, expressed significant skepticism about the plan in a Substack post she titled "An Election-Timed Primary Care Epiphany."
In an ordinary election, a party leader’s challenge is simple: win. In the extraordinary winter snap election that Ford has called, the bar is higher. Ford’s challenge is not just to win, which will be relatively easy, but to drum up real enthusiasm for the tariff battle he wants to fight.
PC Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour Ontario’s commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program.