Ontario Election 2025: and so it begins …

First Doug Ford Has Called a snap election that Will Send Ontarians to the Polls on Feb. 27.

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The Election Was to Take Place in June 2026, but Ford Called It Early and has said he needs a new mandate to deal with oven years of a donald trump preidency in the United States.

Ford Will Be Challenged by the NDP’s Marit Stiles, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.

Tariff Fight Takes Center Internship As Campaign Kicks Off

Ford’s Early Re-Election Campaign Launched Wednesday below the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Highlighting A Central Theme of His Strategy to Win Votes and Paint Himself as Canada’s Defender Against Us Tariffs.

Ford’s Early Reelection Campaign Launched Wednesday below the Ambassador Bridge, Highlighting A Central Theme of His Strategy to Win Votes and Paint Himself as Canada’s Defender Against Us Tariffs.

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Ford’s First Stop After Calling A Snap Provincial election was the city of Windsor, in the Shadow of North America’s Busiest International Trade Crossing.

Standing under the Ambassador Bridge, an Iconic Symbol of Those Undeniable Economic Ties, Ford Promised a No-Holds-Barred “Fight” Against Us President Donald Trump and His Tariff Threats.

“We’ll continue to make the case to our American allies that we are so muchstrier toggy,” Said Ford. “We’ll also be ready to do thatver is necessary to stand up for and protect OntarioOur workers, business, communities.

“Make no Mistake, Ontario Won’t Start a Fight with the Us, but you better believe we’ll be ready to win one.

Ford’s Schedule in Windsor Included A Roundtable Discussion With Uniform Local 444 Members and A Visit With Workers at Manufacturing Company Harbor Technologies.

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To read the story, go to https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/premier-doug-ford-uses-windsors-ambassador-bridge-as-backdrop-for-campaign-launch

But as focused as ford has been lataly on the tariff fight, he has taken his eye off the ball on other previncial pressing, crombia suggested.

“While the first is running around the province ready -heir canada, he’s not solving the basic that that matter to ontarians,” She Said at Her Campaign Launch in Barrie.

“He Said He’d Fix Hallway Medicine. He Didn’t Get It Done. He said he’d cut your taxes, and he didn’t get it done. He Said He’d Build 1.5 million homes. He Didn’t Get It Done. I’ve looked at the homelessness, mental health and addiction crisis that exists here in barrie. He is not helping the situation here in Barrie on the Ground, or Fixing the Doctors Crisis. ”

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Crombie was in Barrie AlongSide Liberal Candidate in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, Rose Zacharias, An Emergency and Family Doctor as well as Past President of the Ontario Medical Association. They highlighted a promised to ensure Everyone in Ontario has been family doctor within oven years.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner Said The Whole Election is unnecessary. With Potential Tariffs on the Horizon, Which Trump has been implementing Feb. 1, Ontario WOULD BETTER POSTEED to respond if they didn’t come in the middle of an election campaign, he said.

“We Should be here at queen’s park working across party lines to show donald trump strength through unity, But Instead, Doug Ford Has Called an Election Abandoning the People of Ontario When… People Need Him The Most, ”Schreiner Said.

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“But you know, this Should Come as No Surprise, Becuse Over the Past Seven Years, Sale the Ford Government has Taken Office, housing starts are down, housing costs are up, 2.5 million ontarians don have access to a family doctor, (There are) unprecededed Emergency Room Closures and Hallway Health Care Out of Control, overcrowded classrooms and the Rich Just Seem to Be Getting Richer While the Rest of Us Struggle Just To Get by. ”

NDP Leader Marit Stiles Toutd Her Own Bona Fides in Taking on the Tariff Fight, Saying She has Bargained and Negotiated With American and Multinational Corporations to Protect Jobs. Meanwhile, she suggested that Ford Called this snap election Not over Tariffs, but to protect His own job.

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“He say it’s because he wants us to hire him to be negotiator with trump,” she said in a speech. “Doug Ford, Our Negotiator? Is he kidding? I Mean, Just Look at Doug Ford’s Track Record. ”

Stiles Pointed to A 95-Year Lease for a Spa on Toronto’s Waterfront, and that just Monday the province’s Financial Accountability Officer Found that Ford’s Decision to speed up access to beer and wine in corner stores by one year will cost the province $ 612 million.

His government is also under criminal investigation by the RCMP, who are Looking Into Ford’s Decision to Open Up the Protected Greenbelt Lands to Housing Development. It is a now-reversed decision that the auditor general Said Stood to benefit certain developers to the tune of more than $ 8 billion.

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Ontario elections Got Little More Notice Than The Public that an Election Campaign Would Begin Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer Greg Essensa Said, But had started preparations in May, when Ford First Sparked Early Election Spection by refusing to rule out at 2025 Campaign.

“Obviously, we planned for an election Based on fixed date, so we have our plans all centerd around June of 2026, ”he said.

“I Immondately Had Our Organization Sort of Change Our Readiness Date Till April 1. We Started Moving That Back to March 1 and Februry.

Nonetheless, Ontario Elections will be ready to run the electionhe Said, with all 124 Returning Offices Set to Open Wednesday. Due to the snap vote, Advance voting days will be limited to this instead of the usual 10. As well, Essensa Said he is working with Emergency Management Ontario to plan for contingencies should extreme weather hit on Feb. 27.

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Postmedia’s Ken Warren Takes A Closer Look at What You Need To Know to the Election:

After Several Weeks of Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, Doug FOrd Finlly Made It Official Tuesday afternoon, Kick-Starting the Official Process for A Feb. 27 vote.

For Those Into Ceremony, Ford Asked LT.-GOV. Edith Dumont to Agree to the Election Call. That Set Off The Writes of Election, The Formal Documents Governing Ontario’s 124 Ridings.

Ontario elections is the unaffiliated board that oversees all elements of the Campaign. Greg Essensa has served as chief Electoral Officer since 2008.

While the Official News Arrival Tuesday, the parts have been running Campaign-like TV and radio ads for Months, Trumpeting Themselves and Bad-Mouthing Their Rivals.

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To read warren’s indeph look, go to https://ottawacitizen.com/news/how-to-vote-ontario-election-2025

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Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s Main Political Parties Are On Wednesday, Jan. 29:

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford
Windsor: After Kicking off His Campaign at 10 am, Ford is set to the hold hold a round with unifor local 444 and visit workers at harbor technologies, a local manufacturer.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles
Toronto: she is kicking off her campaign at daniel’s spectrum on dundas street east at 10 am, then Join Faisal Hassan, Ontario ndp candidate for York South-Weston, at 6 PM to Officially Open A Campaign Office on Eglinton avenue.

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie
BARRIE: AT 10 AM, She is Launching Her Campaign with a Press Conference on Health Care AlongSide The candidate for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, Rose Zacharias, An Emergency and Family Doctor.
Markham: Canvassing with Markham-Stouffville candidate Kelly Dunn at 3 pm

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner
Toronto: Kicking off His Campaign at Queen’s Park at 10 am
Guelph: Addressing Volunteers and Supporters at His Downtown Campaign Office, Starting at 12:15 pm
Kitchener: Addressing Volunteers and Supporters at Deputy Green Leader Aislinn Clancy’s Campaign Office, Starting at 6:30 pm

– With files from the Canadian Press

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