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Polls Close in All 3 Ontario Byelections
Voters in three ridings will gauge support for Doug Ford’s government as trade talks with the United States and local issues shape the campaigns.
- Voters headed to the polls Thursday in three Ontario provincial by-elections, marking the first electoral test for Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives since trade talks with the United States collapsed late last month.
- During a public dispute last week, Ford told U.S. President Donald Trump to "kiss my ass," and these trade tensions have dominated the campaign alongside concerns over new tariffs.
- Races in York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek are key targets for the Progressive Conservatives, while the Ontario NDP defends the Scarborough Southwest riding previously held by Doly Begum.
- The Progressive Conservative Party barred journalists from attending election night events, departing from traditional media access practices while results rolled in for the three ridings.
- These contests serve as a critical political barometer for Ford's government, assessing voter sentiment following controversies and the recent breakdown in cross-border trade negotiations with Washington.
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Ontario byelection results live: Polls close across three key ridings, as early results trickle in
This is the provincial government’s first electoral test since the private jet fiasco, the Billy Bishop controversy and an expenses scandal that cost a minister his job.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources10
Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution80% Left
Bias Distribution
- 80% of the sources lean Left
80% Left
L 80%
C 20%
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