After being re-elected in 2004, U.S. president George W. Bush candidly revealed what he extrapolated from the vote.
“I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it,” Bush told reporters two days after the election.
Since being re-elected in 2025, Ontario Premier Doug Ford may not have been quite as blunt, but his third term in office has seen him blow through some precious political capital.
Catering to the Liberal-Left rather than the people who elected him is no longer paying off.
