Four years of Ford: PCs win majority after turbulent race

Doug Ford's agenda is centred on a pledge to cut taxes, fight the federal carbon tax, and to find $6-billion in inefficiencies, as laid out in his 'Plan for Ontario' manifesto.

Ontario PC leader Doug Ford clinched a majority mandate on Thursday, bringing an end to the 15-year Liberal reign. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

June 8, 2018

Ontario voters chose to take a sharp turn to the right, choosing Doug Ford, the former Toronto city councillor who rose to recognition amid his late brother’s turbulent run as the city’s mayor, to lead Ontario with a majority mandate. That brings an end to 15 years of Liberal governments, in a ...

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