Ontario Premier Calls Snap Election

Ontario Premier Calls Early Election in Response to Trump Tariff Threat
Doug Ford, Ontario’s Conservative leader, has recently said that President Trump was “going to try to devastate our country” with a plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports.
Ontario leader will call election to fight Trump’s threatened tariffs
The leader of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario says he will be calling a provincial election next week because he says needs a mandate to fight President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to call snap election next week: sources
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months.
Doug Ford confirms he’s calling snap Ontario election for Feb. 27
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his early call. That election call would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, more than a year before the June 2026 fixed election date.
Doug Ford planning to call Ontario election next Wednesday: source
Premier Doug Ford is planning to call a provincial election next Wednesday, which would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, a senior Progressive Conservative source has confirmed to CBC News.The planned election call would follow months of speculation that Ford wanted to face voters before the fixed 2026 date.
Doug Ford asks for a ‘very strong mandate’ in snap Ontario election
Speaking at a Markham fundraiser that was closed to the media, Premier Doug Ford did not mince words about a vote he is expected to trigger as early as next week.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirms he will call snap election next week
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his early call. That election call would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, more than a year before the June 2026 fixed election date.
Ontario Leader Will Call Election to Fight Trump Tariffs
The leader of Ontario said Jan. 24 he will be calling an election next week because he needs a mandate to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford expected to call snap election for Feb. 27
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press reported Thursday. Two senior government sources said Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months.
Ontario Premier Calls Snap Election, Gearing Up for Fight With US on Trade
Ontario’s premier is calling an early election, saying his government needs a fresh mandate to push back against potential tariffs from US President Donald Trump.
Ford officially announces plan to call early Ontario election
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Doug Ford to call an Ontario election for Feb. 27
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Mexico and Canada forge united front in face of Donald Trump’s tariff threats
Mexico and Canada are putting aside their differences and forming a more united front as they try to head off US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on them as soon as next week.