Doug Ford Expected to Call Three Byelections for September

Doug Ford expected to call three byelections for September

Ford is expected to trigger contests in Scarborough Southwest, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek and York—Simcoe on Aug. 5 for Sept. 3 votes.

“Fat Trudeau”: Doug Ford’s centrist pivot fuels Trudeau comparison

The derogatory label “Fat Trudeau” says less about a direct policy match between Ontario Premier Doug Ford and former prime minister Justin Trudeau than it does about a widening dispute over what counts as conservative government in Canada. Ford entered provincial office in 2018 as an anti-establishment conservative promising lower taxes, cheaper gasoline, less regulation, and an end to Ontario’s cap-and-trade system. His government revoked the …