Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jeff Gray, Laura Stone
Publication Date: September 23, 2024 - 07:00
Early election in Ontario still an option for Doug Ford, sources say
September 23, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is still leaving open the option of an early election, sources say, after refusing for months to rule out calling a vote that would get ahead of the potential disruption of a new federal Conservative government or any criminal charges that result from the RCMP probe of the province’s Greenbelt land swap.But both observers and insiders advising the Ontario government say it would need to provide the electorate with a compelling reason for an early vote that goes beyond political tactics, in the form of a new policy or spending plan for which Mr. Ford’s Progressive Conservatives could say they need a new mandate.
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