Ontario election campaigns launch as Ford vows to fight tariffs and opposition parties aim at health care [Video]

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford launched his provincial election campaign at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesday, pledging to fight potential U.S. tariffs but offering no firm details about his response plan, while his opponents accused him of mismanaging the province and letting health care languish.

Standing at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Mr. Ford portrayed himself as a fighter who can take on U.S. President Donald Trump and asking Ontarians to give his party a third consecutive majority in a snap vote on Feb. 27, well ahead of what would have been the next election in June, 2026.

“I’m asking the people for a strong, stable, four-year mandate to do whatever it takes to protect Ontario,” said Mr. Ford, who was headed to London, Ont., for an appearance Thursday morning.