While Premier Doug Ford insists that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat is why he's calling an election 15 months ahead of schedule, there are plenty of reasons why the timing is politically advantageous to Ford and his Ontario PC Party.

Officials across the country were watching to see if Trump imposed tariffs on Canada in his first day on the job.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province's commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program. Trump has said the U.

It all depends on incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat to put 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and the impact on Ontarians.

Ford sparked the early election on Tuesday afternoon with a visit to Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont and a request for her to dissolve Ontario’s 43rd parliament. The proclamation she signed doing just that took effect at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Premier Doug Ford says Ontario residents will be heading to the polls next month. Speaking in Brampton today (Jan. 24), the premier confirmed the rumours saying that Feb. 27 will be the date of the election.

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The leader of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario said Friday he will be calling an election next week because he needs a mandate to fight U.S. President Donald

He has covered elections and political power across the U.S. for over a decade and co-wrote a best-selling book about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. TORONTO — Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario ...

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Doug Ford isn't going to take President Donald Trump's promised 25% tariffs on Canadian goods on the chin. The top official in Ontario told Politico he's ready to hit back “twice as hard” if ...