Ontario political parties scramble to prepare ahead of possible early election [Video]

With rumours of an early Ontario election swirling at Queen’s Park, all of the major parties are racing to nominate a full slate of 124 candidates to contest every riding in the province.

Doug Ford appears to be ramping up his rhetoric around the need for an early vote nearly a year and a half ahead of the province’s next fixed election in June 2026. The premier has refused to rule out an early election and stressed this week that if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, he will need a new mandate to help Ontario workers and businesses. 

“We’re looking at spending tens of billions of dollars right now,” he said. “It’s going to be our province that’s going to be affected more than any other jurisdiction in the country.

“We’re the ones with the target on our back.”

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