10 h. ago Michael Taube: May Doug Ford’s third majority win herald an era of fiscal conservatism

Prudent spending is not a theme of the PC campaign, but there’s plenty of time to reverse course

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12 h. ago 10/3 podcast: How Donald Trump’s threats gave Doug Ford an edge in the Ontario election

Ontario PC leader Doug Ford appears to be on the verge of winning his third mandate, after calling a snap election late last month. The two term premier has said he looked to a refreshed mandate to address the threats posed by U.S. President Donald Trump, including steep tariffs set to take effect next week. […]

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14 h. ago Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier ’forever’

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier “forever” as he looks to secure a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s election. Ford says his party is the only one that can stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariff threats. Ontario’s main political party leaders are making multiple […]

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15 h. ago Ontario election: PCs maintain commanding lead, Liberals also gaining, poll says

The poll shows Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are 20 points ahead of Bonnie Crombie's Liberals, with Marit Stiles' NDP in a distant third.

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20 h. ago Doug Ford has big goals but cares about small stuff. It’s how he wins, colleagues say

Doug Ford is a man of things. Things he can see, things he can touch and most importantly, things he can build. 

Sport

21 h. ago Doug Ford’s Ontario PCs maintain consistent lead into election day

The Postmedia-Leger poll found 47% intend to vote PC on Thursday, compared to 28% who plan to vote Liberal, 17% for the NDP and 6% for the Greens

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30 h. ago LILLEY: Ridings to watch in Ontario’s election this Thursday

Doug Ford's PCs are expected to win a majority but we could see ridings change hands. Here are ridings to watch.

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33 h. ago ’Havens of love and care’: Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province’s plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced last summer that it would close the consumption sites, including five in Toronto, […]

Transport

35 h. ago Randall Denley: The Ontario election played right into Doug Ford’s hands

When it comes to the traditional elements of an election, Ford tested the limits of public tolerance and found them to be extremely elastic

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36 h. ago ‘Heard about AI?’: PC candidate claims Doug Ford Greenbelt video is fake

The comments by Todd McCarty, who served as a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister between 2023 and 2025, were caught on a doorbell camera on Feb. 12.

Events

37 h. ago The LFP Podcast, ep. 200: Doug Ford, Donald Trump and the Ontario election campaign so far

Rachel Gilbert spoke with Norman De Bono about the Ontario election campaign so far, including the high polling numbers for Doug Ford

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39 h. ago Doug Ford eyes Ontario electricity exports as way to ’hit back’ against U.S. tariffs

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is musing about making Americans pay more for the electricity Ontario sends to the United States, in response to any levies President Donald Trump imposes on Canadian goods and services. “We’re reviewing the cost of electricity we’re sending down there. And if he puts tariffs on anything in Canada or […]

Economics

39 h. ago Ford eyes Ontario electricity exports as way to ’hit back’ against U.S. tariffs

Doug Ford is musing about making Americans pay more for the electricity Ontario sends to the United States, in response to any levies President Donald Trump imposes on Canadian goods and services. “We’re reviewing the cost of electricity we’re sending down there. And if he puts tariffs on anything in Canada or Ontario, they’re getting […]

Economics

45 h. ago Ontario election: Ford and Crombie campaigns accuse one another of being ‘expensive’

Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford's campaign is trying to frame Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie as the expensive option for premier. Her campaign says that's actually Ford.

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66 h. ago Why Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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66 h. ago How Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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3 d. ago Doug Ford unclear on how Ontario would pay for billions in PC campaign promises

'I believe in growing revenue,' Conservative leader says at Sault Ste. Marie campaign stop

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3 d. ago Ontario Liberals ask Auditor General to review government ads during election campaign

Ontario's Liberal party has written to the Auditor General asking for a determination on whether government ads have essentially become election campaign ads for Doug Ford.

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3 d. ago Leaders fan across province for last Sunday of Ontario election campaign

Ontario’s main party leaders are fanning out across the province again today as the final weekend of the provincial election wraps before election day. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is spending a second consecutive day in northern Ontario and is expected to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ford is set to release his party’s […]

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4 d. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Is the election in the bag for Doug Ford and does it matter?

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Adrienne Batra, Brian Lilley and Warren Kinsella say Doug Ford is not facing a threat from any of the opposition leaders. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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