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Publication Date: June 18, 2026 - 04:00
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Ontario's legislature is set for its shortest sitting in decades. Here's what it means for the Ford government
June 18, 2026
Premier Doug Ford’s government is on pace to sit for the fewest days of any Ontario government over the past five decades in a year when voters aren’t headed to the polls. And experts warn the decision to shorten the calendar at Queen’s Park comes with its strategic benefits — and pitfalls — for the Tories as the legislature settles into a 21-week break.
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