Ontario’s essential celebration leaders are taking a break from public bulletins immediately, however they’re nonetheless attempting to achieve voters the place they’re — in some circumstances, on the sofa.
The province’s Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are set to conflict with competing marketing campaign ads throughout Tremendous Bowl Sunday.
The Liberal celebration confirmed it can run two 30-second advertisements broadcast throughout tonight’s Tremendous Bowl pitting the Philadelphia Eagles towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
One of many advertisements includes a clip of Progressive Conservative Chief Doug Ford saying he wished Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential election and accuses Ford of utilizing the specter of tariffs on Canada for his personal political acquire, whereas the opposite advert is on well being care.
A spokesperson for Ford’s celebration confirmed it has two advertisements of its personal deliberate for the massive recreation: a 60-second spot, in addition to a 30-second model that is already working. Each make the case that Ford is the only option to protect Ontario from the financial turbulence of Trump’s proposed tariffs.
Neither Ford nor Liberal Chief Bonnie Crombie have public occasions scheduled for immediately, whereas NDP Chief Marit Stiles is campaigning in Toronto and Inexperienced Chief Mike Schreiner is within the Bruce-Gray-Owen Sound space.
Voters head to the polls Feb. 27.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 9, 2025.
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