Doug Ford makes his case for re-election
Canadians are reacting to the daughter of Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking for donations to cover the costs of her husband’s legal fees in a disciplinary case.
Premier Doug Ford’s early reelection campaign launched Wednesday below the Ambassador Bridge, highlighting a central theme of his strategy to win votes and paint himself as Canada’s defender against U.S. tariffs.
The same day Premier Doug Ford called an early election, his government announced it had reached a $20-million deal with Aroland First Nation that will, “build roads along the entire
Krista Ford Haynes has launched an online fundraiser to finance legal support for her husband’s disciplinary battle with the Toronto police.
Ford sparked the early election on Tuesday afternoon with a visit to Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont and a request for her to dissolve Ontario’s 43rd parliament. The proclamation she signed doing just that took effect at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The Ford government has “retained an engineering company” to begin design work on removing bike lanes in Toronto. Mayor Olivia Chow and a cycling advocacy group still have hope that he’ll reverse course.
Ford is taking Ontarians to the polls amid political instability in Ottawa after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would resign.
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province’s commitment to the electric vehicle sector should United States President Donald Trump end a subsidy program. Trump has said the U.S. does not want or need Canada’s cars despite signing a free trade deal with Canada and Mexico in his first term.
Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, a former family physician who served as Ford's minister of long-term care during the pandemic, expressed significant skepticism about the plan in a Substack post she titled "An Election-Timed Primary Care Epiphany."
In an ordinary election, a party leader’s challenge is simple: win. In the extraordinary winter snap election that Ford has called, the bar is higher. Ford’s challenge is not just to win, which will be relatively easy, but to drum up real enthusiasm for the tariff battle he wants to fight.
PC Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour Ontario’s commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program.