KAWARTHA LAKES-Premier Doug Ford today confirmed that the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted the premier’s advice to sign a proclamation dissolving the 42nd Parliament of the Province of Ontario, effective as of 4:00 p.m. today.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Act, the Lieutenant Governor also called for the issuance of writs for the general election to be issued May 4, 2022 and naming June 2, 2022 as the date of Ontario’s next general election.
This means the 2022 election campaign will officially kick off tomorrow. Elections Ontario says that a notice of an election will be posted on its website at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Ford began campaigning immediately by releasing his campaign slogan “Get it Done”. He is hosting a rally at the Toronto Congress Centre on Wednesday.
