Doug Ford plans to call snap Ontario election next week, sources confirm [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a general election next Wednesday, Global News has learned, setting the stage for a province-wide vote by the end of February.

Ford will go to Lt. Gov. Edith Dumont to dissolve his government on Jan. 29, sources confirmed to Global News, which would allow for an election to take place on Feb. 27.

The confirmation comes after weeks of rampant speculation Ford would head to the polls early, amidst a threat of tariffs from the United States that has allowed the premier to take a national leadership role.

Since May 2024, Ford let the idea of an early election to hang in the air in Ontario — refusing to either rule one out or to confirm one. Toward the middle of last year, he said he would not call a snap election in 2024 but did not discount the idea of calling one …