Premier Ford rules out summer or fall 2024 provincial election
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Premier Doug Ford is refuting the idea of calling an election this summer or fall, but won't rule out an early election before the June 2026 date.
Premier Doug Ford is refuting the idea of calling an election this summer or fall, but won't rule out an early election before the June 2026 date.
"In your mind is there any chance as early as early summer, early fall?" Ford was asked on Newstalk 580 CFRA's The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll on Wednesday.
"Absolutely not," Ford said.
"One hundred per cent we are not having an election this fall, this summer, we're going to continue making improvements across the province," he said.
Ford did not specify when Ontario could see an early election and whether he would commit to the scheduled election date on June 4, 2026. His comments come after he fueled early election speculation this week by declining multiple times to commit to that date.
"Should we be standing by for an early election in Ontario?" Carroll asked Ford.
"You know Bill, we're going to focus on our agenda going forward in getting highways built and great deals like we did for Ottawa and putting money into that region and Toronto and the rest of the province. That's what we're focused on," Ford said.
