Premier Doug Ford will be speaking at a news conference this morning alongside the minister of transportation one day after a source confirmed to CTV News that the premier will call a snap election next week.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed he will be calling an election on Wednesday, February 29th sending the province to the polls.
The premier pointed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods as justification for an early election in the province.Ford currently has a majority government and the next fixed election date in Ontario was set for June, 2026. “It is no different than during the pandemic. We will make sure we secure people’s livelihoods. I will do whatever it takes to protect the people of Ontario,” he said.
He said he also still plans to go to Washington next month alongside the country’s other premiers to speak to U.S. senators and members of congress in an effort to “make sure we send our story down there.” The leaders of both the NDP and Liberals in Ontario have also been critical of a decision to call an early election in the province in recent days.
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