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By Liam Casey and Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted January 28, 2025 6:43 am Updated January 28, 2025 6:58 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to request the dissolution of provincial parliament today and trigger an early election …
Read More »Election call set to kill Ford government bills, including on encampments, health care
When Premier Doug Ford goes to Lt. Gov. Edith Dumont to dissolve the Ontario legislature, he will kill several bills introduced by his government, including proposed legislation once considered a priority. The act of dissolving the legislature, required for an election campaign to take place, wipes the slate clean for …
Read More »Politics! Carney pulls ahead, Ford to trigger election
7 hours ago Radio Duration 24:41 The Liberal leadership race really got underway this week. Mark Carney wracked up endorsements from current cabinet ministers, while Chrystia Freeland pitched herself as running against the “Ottawa establishment”. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling an early election on Wednesday in hopes of …
Read More »Ford says he’ll trigger an election and wants ‘largest mandate in Ontario’s history’
Liberals launch Elon attack Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has called on the government to rip up its $100 million contract with Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet company. “If he were serious about standing up to Trump, he would cancel his sweetheart deal with Elon Musk,” Crombie said in a news …
Read More »Doug Ford planning to call Ontario election next Wednesday: source
Premier Doug Ford is planning to call a provincial election next Wednesday, which would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, a senior Progressive Conservative source has confirmed to CBC News. The planned election call would follow months of speculation that Ford wanted to face voters before the fixed …
Read More »Ford government urged to cap donations at $100 after fundraising controversy
After a bruising week for the Ford government and its fundraising targets, with a transportation group apparently buying tickets to a Progressive Conservative event to get the attention of a minister, an advocate is calling for donation limits to be dramatically lowered to avoid future controversy. On Monday, Global News …
Read More »Ford government plans $200 rebate cheques as possible early election looms: source
Premier Doug Ford’s government plans to send rebate cheques to Ontarians as part of its fall economic statement, CBC News has confirmed. “The move will be a signature element of the government’s fall economic statement,” a government source said, which will be released on Oct. 30. The cheques are expected to amount …
Read More »Ford government warns schools to watch ‘political bias’ ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary
Almost a year after the Hamas attack on Israel shook the Middle East and prompted a conflict that continues to reverberate around the world, the Ontario government is giving school boards strict instructions on how to mark the anniversary of Oct. 7. A memo sent to school boards across the …
Read More »Ford government to table legislation to restrict bike lanes on city streets
Global News can independently confirm that the Ford government is working on legislation to restrict bike lanes on city streets. News Source link
Read More »Premier Doug Ford focusing in on U.S. relations as presidential race heats up
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is “ramping up” relations with American governors and senators ahead of the U.S. presidential election and crucial renegotiations of the North American free trade deal. Speaking at the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Thursday, Ford indicated that his government is trying to get ahead of …
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