Key quotes on election night after the Ontario PCs’ majority victory [Video]

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford greets supporters after he was re-elected as the Premier of Ontario in Toronto on Thursday, February 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are poised to form a third majority government after a $189-million snap winter election that centred on economic security. Here are some quotes:

“This election, we asked the people for a mandate to make Ontario the most competitive place in the G7 to invest, create jobs and do business. The people said yes. We we asked the people for a mandate to unleash the awesome economic potential of the Ring of Fire. The people said yes. We asked the people for a mandate to build up our economy by tearing down internal trade barriers. And the people said yes.”

— Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford

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“The results aren’t everything that we hoped for, but the people of Ontario made their choice. They’ve re-elected the …