Premier Doug Ford has called an early election in Ontario, setting the stage for a Feb. 27 vote. All major political parties, including the Liberals, NDP, Progressive Conservatives, and Greens, are scrambling to finalize their platforms, nominate candidates, and mobilize volunteers. The campaign is expected to be a tight race, with Ford seeking a new mandate to navigate potential trade challenges.
Ontario’s political parties have been preparing for months for the possibility of an early election, but next week’s snap election call has pushed planning to a fever pitch.
Liberal campaign co-director Genevieve Tomney says the party has been getting ready for months and putting an emphasis on fundraising so they would be ready whenever an election was called. But their website only showed 46 candidates and Rose Zacharias, one of the party’s two campaign co-chairs, isn’t set to be officially nominated until Feb. 1. Half a dozen candidates were set to be officially nominated throughout the weekend.
The party was set to hold a “super caucus” meeting this weekend, bringing Tories together to discuss strategy as they prepare to launch the campaign. During the 2022 campaign, the Progressive Conservatives ran on a budget they tabled but didn’t pass before triggering their election, having it effectively serve as their platform.
They broke a record last year by raising $2.4 million and will be zeroing in on a few ridings where they believe they can win, including Parry Sound-Muskoka, which is currently held by Progressive Conservative Graydon Smith. The Greens’ Matt Richter came second there in 2022.
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