VIDEO: Ought to Doug Ford name an early Ontario election?

‘If he goes forward with an early election, it’s purely political’: Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne weighed in all of the hypothesis throughout a current look on our Contained in the Village podcast

Doug Ford definitely is not throwing chilly water on all of the rumours. As an alternative, the Premier is the one fuelling the early election hypothesis in Ontario.

Ford has instructed it will all rely on whether or not U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows by way of on his threats to hit Canada arduous with sweeping tariffs. Ford has publicly mused about whether or not he wants a recent mandate from the voters to spend “tens of billions” of {dollars} on a plan to counter the tariffs’ influence on Ontario’s financial system.

One former Premier is not shopping for it.

In a current interview with our Contained in the Village podcast, former Liberal chief Kathleen Wynne says Ford’s early election chatter has nothing to do with tariffs. As an alternative, she says Ford desires to squeeze in an election earlier than Pierre Poilievre has an opportunity to develop into prime minister — and earlier than the RCMP finishes its investigation into the Greenbelt scandal.

POLL: Ought to Doug Ford name an early provincial election?

Ford at the moment leads a majority authorities and the subsequent Ontario election isn’t scheduled till June 2026.

“If he goes ahead with an early election, it is purely political,” Wynne says. “There is no governance rationale for that.”

You may watch her full interview HERE.

​Hosted by Scott Sexsmith and Michael Friscolanti, the Editor-in-Chief of Village Media, Contained in the Village is a information and present affairs podcast that gives a weekly window into among the greatest native journalism from throughout our chain of Ontario newsrooms. Produced by Derek Turner, this system additionally explores bigger-picture points that influence folks throughout the province.

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