Premier Doug Ford visited Ontario Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont to dissolve the federal government Tuesday afternoon.
The Lieutenant Governor can even name for the issuance of writs for the final election on January 29, 2025, and title February 27, 2025, as election day in Ontario.
Whereas Premier Ford has stated he is calling an early election to get a powerful mandate to battle pending tariffs, Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky believes the timing is linked to extra native points.
“The one cause the premier needs to go to an election early is to attempt to keep away from any of the unhealthy info or the scandalous info that could be coming ahead within the subsequent few months,” stated Gretzky.
The Monetary Accountability Workplace of Ontario simply launched a report that estimates the transfer to speed up the growth of alcohol gross sales to comfort shops will value the province round $1.4 billion over the following 5 years.
In October 2023, the RCMP launched an investigation into Ford’s choice to open up the Greenbelt for growth. That report is anticipated within the coming yr.
“Beneath seven years of this Conservative authorities, I’ve not talked to a single individual in our neighborhood who says that their life has truly gotten simpler or gotten higher. Persons are struggling greater than they ever have been as a result of this authorities’s focus is on their very own political positive factors,” stated Gretzky.
Ford held a majority authorities. Ontario was not anticipated to move into an election till June 2026.
