Economic mayhem does not typically make for a winning election campaign. The exception: when blame for the trouble can logically be pinned on an outside enemy, particularly a bully boy like Trump.
Given that Ford could have waited months to risk losing his job as Ontario’s leader, why would it make sense to call an election so far ahead of schedule?
Provincial progressive conservative leader adds $1 billion to skills development fund as auto industry faces struggles with slowing market growth and looming U.S. export tariff threat.