Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives have cruised to their third straight majority government, CBC News projects, after a snap winter election fought amid the spectre of U.S. tariffs.
Ontarians have cast their ballots on Thursday, Feb. 27 and now it’s time to see who will form the next government at Queen’s Park. We’ll bring you all of the results plus analysis from our CBC News team from 9 to 11 p.m. ET.
The Ontario NDP secured enough seats to remain as the province's Official Opposition, CBC News also projected. The New Democrats were able to fend off the PCs in a number of key ridings they fought hard to hold in the Windsor, London and Niagara areas. Ontario Premier Leader Doug Ford greets workers during a campaign event in Oldcastle, Ont., just outside Windsor, on Feb. 26, 2025.
Ford also spent considerable time campaigning in NDP-held ridings, though those efforts appear to have fallen short of flipping several key ridings from the New Democrats.Ford's opponents argued he cynically used the tariff threat as a pretext for an unnecessary election, in part because the PCs already had a considerable majority and more than a year left in their mandate.
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