Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives’ victory in Thursday’s Ontario election came as the result of a campaign that focused ruthlessly on the one issue capturing the minds of Canadians right now, a leader who worked relentlessly to make the most of his opportunity, and perfect political timing.
Ford’s PCs were elected or leading in 80 of Ontario’s 124 seats early Tuesday, making him the first leader since the 1950s to win three consecutive majorities in this province
Success in politics means winning elections, so the majority three-peat means the name Doug Ford must now be included with the likes of Bill Davis, Leslie Frost, James Whitney and Oliver Mowat in conversations about the most successful Ontario premiers of all time.
Doug Ford wins third majority after gambling on winter election
Doug Ford’s $189-million gamble on an early Ontario election has paid off with a historic trifecta.
Ford defied the odds Thursday becoming the first premier to win three consecutive majority governments at Queen’s Park since Leslie Frost in 1959.
But the Progressive Conservative three-peat was tarnished by a record-tying low voter turnout of about 44 per cent — echoing the June 2022 results — and the fact he failed to win the larger mandate he had sought.
Well we were right about low voter turn out. Of course the Star is doing its best to make it look like a massive Ford Fail.
