Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell has accepted his advice to dissolve provincial parliament, and the election campaign will officially start on May 4.
The lieutenant governor also called for writs for the election to be issued on May 4 and formally marked June 2 as the election date.
On his way in to meet with Dowdeswell, Ford said people will have “a very clear choice” on June 2.
“This election is about one simple thing,” he said. “Either the people of this province are going to choose to go backwards ... or they’re going to choose prosperity, getting things built—bridges, roads, and highways like we’re doing.”
He says the Tories are “creating prosperity'' by building bridges, roads, and highways, and bringing thousands of auto sector jobs back.
On May 3, Leader of the Ontario NDP Andrea Horwath said that her party is the best bet for what she described as “job number one”—defeating Ford’s Progressive Conservatives.
Speaking at an event in Toronto, Horwath noted that her party formed the official Opposition in the legislature in 2018, while the Liberals are just entering the race this time with seven incumbent seats.
Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said Ford and Horwath “seem to be on the same page,'' with both directing attacks at him, including each party running anti-Del Duca ads last year.
Other smaller parties are also joining the race.
