Ontario Premier Calls Snap Election

Trumped: What to know about Ontario's looming snap election
By: Jennifer Bieman Ontario Premier Doug Ford is sending voters to the polls 15 months early, with a snap election he says is needed to deal with the threat posed to Ontario’s economy by U.S. President Donald Trump and his avowed tariffs on Canadian exports.
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.
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.
Doug Ford insists he’s not rushing with snap Feb. 27 Ontario election
We will be calling the election next Wednesday,” the Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford told reporters at a campaign-style announcement in Brampton.
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 mandate to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs
Ontario Premier Calls Snap Election, Gearing Up for Fight With US on Trade
Ontario’s premier is calling an early election, saying his government needs a fresh mandate to help Canada’s fight against potential tariffs from US President Donald Trump.
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 ...
"I’m going to hit him back": Ontario Premier Ford lays out plan to fight Trump in trade war
The Ontario premier says he's ready for a street fight if Trump makes good on threats of a trade war with Canada ...
What Matters at the Ballot Box Is Doug Ford’s Record Dismantling Public Services Not His "Captain Canada" Guise
The trail of harm of the policies of the Doug Ford government has regrettably touched many Ontarians, finds a new and timely book, Against the People (Fernwood).
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 ...
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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Ford’s move to speed up alcohol sales expansion to cost Ontario $612M: report
Ontario's budget watchdog estimates that the government's decision to speed up the rollout of alcohol sales in corner stores will cost the province more than $600 million.
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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. By Vjosa Isai ...
‘Explosion of sales’: Hat with pro-Canada message goes viral amid Trump’s ’51st state’ talk, creators say
Americans critical of Trump’s annexation talk have already ordered thousands of the hats, according to its creators.