Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called a snap election for February 27, ending weeks of speculation. Ford made the announcement at a news conference in Brampton, stating the need for a fresh mandate to address looming economic challenges, particularly potential tariffs from the United States. Ford's Progressive Conservative Party currently enjoys a strong lead in the polls, with the Liberals, NDP, and Green Party trailing behind.
CP24.com StaffOntario Premier Doug Ford confirmed he will be calling an election on Wednesday, Jan. 29 sending the province to the polls.next Wednesday, with voters heading to the polls on Feb. 27.
Ford made it official at a news conference in Brampton on Wednesday morning, ending weeks of speculation about an early election in Ontario.Follow along here:Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner has released a statement, accusing Ford of “putting his job before your job” by calling an election now. “In the face of looming tariff threats, Ontario needs stability, not an election,” he says. “We need to demonstrate strength through unity to defend Canadian workers, Canadian jobs and Canadian companies.”Ford’s Tories appear to have a strong lead in the polls as they get ready to embark on an election campaign.
“Bonnie Crombie and Marit Stiles they are almost neck-and-neck in the polls right now and that is a recipe for another Ford majority,” CTV News political analyst Scott Reid told CP24 on Friday. “So one of them has to emerge over the other, there is almost a pre-election here. One there is the big battle with Doug Ford. But there is a little battle between Crombie and Stiles. Which one will emerge as the defacto opponent.
“The effect of those tariffs financially on the economy and Ontario might not be felt right away but right at the time in which he would have gone to the polls next year in 2026 is when we are going to see an impact on our economy so he knows that, he recognizes that and it is going to require domestic investment of potentially billions of dollars,” she told CP24. “So he is trying to make the case that look, I know I have this until 2026 but circumstances and events have changed.
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