Doug Ford has repeatedly said he believes he needs a new mandate from Ontarians to respond to the potential economic devastation that could be wrought by U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods — this despite holding a large majority at Queen’s Park,

Premier Doug Ford says he needs a stronger mandate to fight looming tariffs, but NDP Leader Marit Stiles says an election call is more about power.

Speaking at a Markham fundraiser that was closed to the media, Premier Doug Ford did not mince words about a vote he is expected to trigger as early as next week.

If an election were called in Ontario today, a new poll suggests the voters would hand Premier Doug Ford a clear victory. A new Leger poll, exclusive to the National Post, put Ford’s Progressive Conservatives 24 points ahead of the Liberals.

Ford plans to use U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs as the reason to send Ontarians to the polls early.

This month prime ministerial hopeful Mark Carney appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where for a few minutes it looked like the spirit of the Liberal party might rise from the dead. After all,

The conflict between “Old Toronto” and its suburbs is at the center of the current bike lane debacle. In 1998, despite two-thirds of the population voting against it, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario combined six separate municipalities into one megacity and streamlined their distinct city councils into one.

Trump did not specifically mention Canada or his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs in his inauguration speech Monday.

Ontario’s premier is proving to be the best leader we have in the looming confrontation with Donald Trump’s Washington

Premier Doug Ford says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods could result in the loss of 500,000 jobs in Ontario, creating the need for billions of dollars in stimulus spending.

Premier Doug Ford, who signalled he needs a mandate to keep Ontario’s economy afloat after U.S. tariffs hit, is looking at sending voters to the polls on Feb. 27 or March 6.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering calling a provincial election as early as next week, a Progressive Conservative source says, as Mr. Ford’s top staffer sent an internal memo about the need for a “strong mandate” in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.