Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives cruise to rare 3rd-straight majority [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives cruised to their third straight majority government Thursday, after a snap winter election fought amid the spectre of U.S. tariffs.

It was the first time since 1959 in Ontario that a party leader has won three consecutive majorities. The win is sure to secure Ford’s place in the annals of Ontario political history.

The exact size of the majority won’t be confirmed until Friday at the earliest because mail-in votes and special ballots are still outstanding in a number of ridings with tight contests, Elections Ontario said.

When Ford triggered the $189-million election he asked voters give him “the largest mandate in Ontario’s history” to combat continued economic threats from U.S. …