Ontario is holding a snap election roughly a year and a half early on February 27th. The article explores the reasons behind this decision, including favorable polling for the Progressive Conservative party, the potential impact of US tariffs, and the desire for a strong mandate to address economic challenges.
Why Doug Ford called an early Ontario election and everything else you need to know as the campaign beginsThe leaders of Ontario's four main political parties are pictured in this composite image. PC Leader Doug Ford , Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Green Leader Mike Schreiner.
For months, polling has put the PC party far ahead of their chief rivals, the Ontario Liberals and the Ontario NDP. One recent poll indicated the PCs currently lead the Liberals by as much as 24 points. However another showed that the gap may have closed to within six points.There is a tendency in Canadian politics for voters to favour having opposite parties in power, provincially and federally.
Ford has said he needs a new mandate from the people in case he needs to spend billions of dollars to prop up Ontario‘s economy if tariffs are imposed. “The Liberals and the NDP will point to all the other problems that the government has right now in the health care system and schools and the Green Belt. And these are all real issues,” he said. “But I mean, I think a lot of people are also very concerned about what tariffs could mean to their jobs and to the health of the economy. So I don’t think you can just ignore that.
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