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Ford says no Ontario election this year, but remains mum on 2025 plans

“We aren't having any elections this year. We're going to continue making sure that we focus on what the people of Ontario needs and that's good paying jobs, making sure we have good healthcare, good education, good infrastructure, and that's what we're going to continue doing,” Ford said.

Published Sep 3, 2024 at 4:06pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Ford says no Ontario election this year, but remains mum on 2025 plans
Premier Doug Ford takes speaks during a press conference about police helicopter funding in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, July 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ruled out calling an election this year but wouldn’t say whether he's considering sending voters to the polls in 2025.

Speculation has been running rampant for months that Ford is preparing to pull the plug on the legislature well before the next scheduled election in the spring of 2026.

It's intensified in recent days after it was reported that the PCs have launched their candidate nomination process for the next vote.

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