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Premier Ford Calls Three Provincial Byelections for Sept. 3
The vote follows a string of resignations that left three seats open and forced Ford to fill several cabinet posts.
- Premier Doug Ford called byelections today in Scarborough Southwest, York-Simcoe, and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek for Sept. 3, issuing writs to fill three vacant Ontario ridings.
- The vacancies follow resignations by New Democrat MPP Doly Begum in February, Caroline Mulroney in June, and Minister of Sport Neil Lumsden in August, each departing for different reasons.
- Across the ridings, parties have nominated candidates including businessman Ahsanul Hafiz and Fatima Shaban for Scarborough Southwest, while Jeff Beattie and Pascale Marchand represent the PCs and Greens in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek.
- Ford must fill cabinet posts vacated by Mulroney and Lumsden, while also addressing Stan Cho's resignation last month over an expense scandal.
- The Progressive Conservative government looks to retain these seats, while the Ontario Liberals and Ontario NDP aim to capture them despite internal nomination disputes in the Liberal party.
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Ford Calls 3 Ontario Byelections for Early September
Premier Doug Ford called byelections in three southern Ontario ridings today that will see voters heading to the polls on Sept. 3. Writs were issued Aug. 5 for byelections in the ridings of Scarborough Southwest, York-Simcoe, and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, according to a press release from the Office of the Premier. Scarborough Southwest has been without representation since February, when New Democrat MPP Doly Begum stepped down to successfull…
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 17%
R 25%
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