TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet Tuesday afternoon with Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell to officially start the provincial election period.
She will likely accept his recommendation to dissolve provincial parliament, and the writs for the provincial election can then be officially signed.
The campaign is expected to begin Wednesday for a June 2 election. Politicians have already been unofficially campaigning for weeks, with two out of the three major parties having released their platforms.
Polls at this point suggest the Progressive Conservatives are poised for re-election, with the third-place Liberals potentially overtaking the NDP to form the official Opposition. Read more: ANALYSIS: Why the Ontario election is one that all of Canada should watch But NDP Leader Andrea Horwath maintained Tuesday that her party is the best bet for what she calls “job number one” _ defeating Ford’s Progressive Conservatives.