TORONTO — Doug Ford, chief of the Progressive Conservative Get together of Ontario, has referred to as an early election. He leads the occasion for a 3rd consecutive marketing campaign. Born: November 20, 1964.
TORONTO — Doug Ford, chief of the Progressive Conservative Get together of Ontario, has referred to as an early election. He leads the occasion for a 3rd consecutive marketing campaign.
Born: November 20, 1964.
Early years: Ford was born and raised in Etobicoke, what’s now a part of Toronto.
Household: Ford is married to Karla Ford and the couple has 4 daughters.
Earlier than politics: Ford spent a number of a long time working for, after which operating, his father’s firm, Deco Labels. He led the corporate’s enlargement into the U.S. when he launched a department in Chicago. The corporate additionally made transient forays into Ohio and Florida and it additionally purchased a New Jersey label firm.
Politics: Ford jumped into politics when he ran for Toronto metropolis council and gained the seat beforehand held by his brother, Rob Ford, who gained Toronto’s mayoral race in 2010. After Rob Ford was identified with most cancers in 2014, Doug Ford pinch-hit with simply weeks to go in that yr’s mayoral race, however in the end misplaced to John Tory. He gained the Progressive Conservatives’ management contest in 2018 and led the occasion to a majority victory within the provincial election.
Quote: “When you may have a powerful mandate in politics, and you’ve got a powerful mandate from the folks for the following 4 years, to final over the 4 years of the Trump administration, I can inform you, the opposition treats you with just a little extra respect…So we’re asking the folks of Ontario, we’re asking on your vote. We’re asking for a mandate. We’d like the biggest mandate in Ontario’s historical past to maneuver this province ahead.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 28, 2025.
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