BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he shall be calling an election on Wednesday to be able to safe a mandate to struggle in opposition to the specter of tariffs from america.
That election name would ship Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, greater than a yr earlier than the June 2026 mounted election date.
Ford is in the important thing electoral battleground of Brampton, Ont., at this time to announce that he plans to construct a tunnel within the metropolis for an LRT mission.
He additionally confirmed that he shall be visiting the lieutenant-governor on Tuesday to dissolve the legislature and have the writs issued on Wednesday.
Ford is utilizing the specter of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his early election name, saying the tariffs as proposed will have an effect on all Ontario industries and households.
Ford, who already has a big majority authorities, says he wants a powerful mandate to be able to cease the tariffs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 24, 2025.
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