Ontario voters to head to the polls Feb. 27: source
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at Queen’s Park Legislature in Toronto on Dec. 12, 2024.Chris Young/The Canadian Press
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to launch a provincial election campaign next week, sending voters to the polls on Feb. 27, a Progressive Conservative party source told The Globe and Mail.
There has been speculation for months that Mr. Ford was preparing to call an early election, far ahead of the province’s fixed election date next year. He has been hinting for weeks that he needs a “strong mandate” before responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods.
The party source said Mr. Ford will start the campaign next Wednesday. The Globe is not naming the source, who is not authorized to publicly disclose the campaign plans.