Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, seeking an even larger majority than his current government holds and using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump as a justification.
That election call would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, more than a year before the June 2026 fixed election date.
Word came at a campaign-style news conference at Brampton, Ont., city hall, with the premier flanked by the local contingent of his Progressive Conservative caucus and Mayor Patrick Brown, a former political rival turned staunch Ford supporter. He said he can perform his duties as premier of the province while also campaigning as leader of the Progressive Conservatives. He still plans to head to Washington, D.C., twice in February to make a case to U.S. lawmakers to avoid tariffs.
"So you better pray that we get elected, because I'm going to protect everyone's job, including the media's job." "Imagine Bonnie Crombie or Marit Stiles sitting across from President Trump negotiating a deal. It would be an absolute disaster," he said."And God help us if that ever happens."Crombie snapped back.
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