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Denley: Ontario's hasty election will make it hard on voters

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Ottawa voters can expect a last-minute scramble that offers little time or opportunity to learn about individual candidates.

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Denley: Ontario's hasty election will make it hard on voters

Ottawa voters can expect a last-minute scramble that offers little time or opportunity to learn about individual candidates.

24 days ago·Ottawa, Canada

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Global News

Five key things to watch for during Ontario’s snap election campaign

Over the next 28 days, Ontario's major political parties and their leaders will tour the province pitching for votes and outlining their visions for the future.

24 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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canadanewsvideo.com

Here's who's running in London-area ridings as snap election campaign gets rolling #CDNNews #Canadian #CanadaNewsToday #CanadaPolitics #CanadianPolitics

In Ontario politics, even when the party in power appears to hold a clear advantage, calling a snap election always has the potential to backfire. Just ask David Peterson. The former London MPP and Liberal premier was riding high in the polls with a strong majority when he called an early election in 1990, just three years into his mandate. At the time it seemed like a sound strategy move. Peterson held a stronger majority than Ford holds now.…

24 days ago

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3 key issues to watch for in the Ontario election campaign

Ontario voters are set to head to the polls in a rare winter election. Premier Doug Ford has already been framing the snap election, coming right before an anticipated federal vote, as necessary for a strong mandate in order to best represent Ontario’s interests on the national and world stage. Ford, whose Progressive Conservatives held 79 of 124 seats in the legislature as of Tuesday’s dissolution, has said tariffs threatened by U.S. President …

25 days ago

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1059theregion.com

Ontario voters officially headed to polls early for provincial election – 105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has officially set a provincial election in motion for Feb. 27, more than a year before the next fixed election date. The election had been set for June 2026, but Ford confirmed last week he would trigger the vote, saying he needs a new mandate to deal with four years of a Donald Trump presidency in the United States. The premier visited the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the provincial legislature today, and…

25 days ago

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The Niagara Independent

A Trumpian Ontario election

Ford has wanted an early election or some time. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. The melodrama was thick in the air. When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced last week his plans to hold a snap election on Feb. 27, he proclaimed: “We need a mandate from the people to fight against Donald Trump’s tariffs, the attack that is coming against our families, our businesses and our communities. The decisions people make in…

25 days ago·Welland, Canada

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