Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to call a snap election next week, with voting set for February 27th. The article analyzes the potential motivations behind this early election call, including the Progressive Conservatives' sizable lead in polls, the relative unfamiliarity of the opposition leaders, and the potential impact of ongoing RCMP investigations into the Greenbelt land development scandal. The article also explores the timing of the election in relation to the looming threat of US tariffs under President Donald Trump and the end of Justin Trudeau's premiership.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford steps out of an office to speak to the media at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Dec. 11, 2024.It’s rather pitiful that the brains at the Ontario Premier’s Office couldn’t come up with a better excuse forearly election call than the notion that he needs a “new mandate” to face the tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump. Mr.
Yet Mr. Ford’s government has been signalling its intention to call an early election for the better part of a year, through such tipoffs asto all Ontarians, and of course, Mr. Ford refusing to rule out the possibility of an early election when he was asked back Most of this happened before Mr. Trump won the U.S. election in November . This just exposes the lie that this early election call is all about a new mandate for fighting Mr. Trump’s tariffs. So why is Mr. Ford actually calling an early election now?The Progressive Conservatives have a sizable lead, with support from roughly 43 per cent of committed voters, according to a recentahead of the Liberals depending on the poll, which is more than enough to deliver Mr.
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