Premier Doug Ford, here with wife Karla, has confirmed there will be a provincial election for February 27.
An upcoming Ontario election was an open secret that will send more than four million of us to the polls later this month in the prime of winter.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford now high in the polls confirmed on January 24 that he is calling a snap election on January 29, that is set to take place on February 27.
It will be a cold call to vote for residents and hundreds of volunteers installing election signs or knocking on doors. The vote itself is expected to cost about $160 million.
The astute politician is taking an advantage of a lack of leadership in Ottawa, U.S. tariff threats and a booming economy to call a vote, as he is riding high in the polls.
Doug Ford making his beer and wine in corner store announcement that pleased many voters.
Recent polls indicate 46 per cent of respondents expressed support for the reigning Tories versus 22 per cent for Bonnie Crombie’s Liberals, 19 per cent for the NDP, just 7 per cent for the Green Party and 6 per cent other.
The Premier has been scoring points lately from residents for a long list of reasons, one being his leading Captain Canada role in standing up to U.S. tariffs.
He claims he requires a large mandate from voters to stand up to President Donald Trump, in a tariff fight that could cost Ontarians ‘10s of billions of dollars.’
Premier Doug Ford is greeted by merchant who benefited from tax breaks.
Ford’s popularity buoyed as many voters were happy with beer and wines now sold in corner stores, reducing some vehicle and gas taxes, pushing to remove controversial bike lanes from busy streets and now free money with a cheque of $200 being sent out to help qualified Ontarians at a cost of $3 billion.
He has also won the high-profile fight to move the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place and add a luxury spa with tremendous work now underway.
Crombie and Styles claim Ford is calling an election now to maintain and retain power to make his friends richer.