Ford’s cuts in social programs could be opening for federal Liberals to campaign against federal Conservatives in October, say Liberal MPs

Conservative MP David Tilson says it’s too early to jump to any conclusion about the impact of the Ford government’s policies on the outcome of the next federal election.

Ontario Liberal MPs are saying they will campaign against the Doug Ford PC Ontario government's recent cuts to social programs in the upcoming federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 20, 2019

Ontario Premier Doug Ford won last year’s provincial election with a thumping majority, but his recent controversial cuts to programs and services is fast making him a liability for the federal Conservatives, say Liberal MPs, who add they will make it an issue in the upcoming election campaign. �...

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