Doug Ford kicked off his campaign for reelection on Wednesday at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., asking voters for a new and stronger mandate to try to stave off crippling tariffs threatened by U.

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

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles launched her campaign in Toronto, pitching herself as the best person to fight back against Mr. Trump, while Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie appeared in Barrie, an hour north of Toronto, and focused on improving health care. Both have dismissed the early election as needless.

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.

If the president-elect imposes 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, Ottawa may cut off energy supplies or impose its own tariffs.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his early call. That election call would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, more than a year before the June 2026 fixed election date.

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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