Ford rules out election in 2024, leaves option of early vote in 2025 open [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has officially ruled out an election this year but continues to dance around the question of whether he’ll pull the trigger on an early ballot sometime in 2025.

Speaking in Brampton, Ont., on Tuesday morning, Ford said he was focused on delivering his current mandate and categorically dismissed the idea of holding an election before the end of 2024.

“We aren’t having an election this year, so we’re going to make sure that we focus on what the people of Ontario need,” Ford said. “And that’s good paying jobs, making sure we have good health care, good education, good infrastructure and that’s what we’re going to continue doing.”

Asked about a potential 2025 election date, the premier was evasive, pivoting to repeating the same talking points about delivering on people’s priorities.

In the background, however, the Progressive Conservative Party is asking sitting ministers and MPPs if they plan to run …