Doug Ford
Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Premier of Ontario
government
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Oct 2, 2026
Far Right
Ontario Premier pledging $50 million for border patrol helicopters and leading premiers' Washington charm offensive.
Ford's border spending is viewed as a necessary response to Trudeau's weak border, but PPC supporters criticize his big-spending ways and see the Washington trip as futile appeasement instead of standing firm on Canadian sovereignty.
Oct 2, 2026
Lean Right
Stayed measured over Stelco layoffs, avoiding a public fight with the company's American boss after previously blasting him for supporting tariffs.
Conservatives credit Ford for not panicking and for keeping his cool, though some on the right wish he had used the moment to call out foreign ownership and tariff hypocrisy.
Oct 1, 2026
Far Left
Ford is clashing with the federal government over housing and infrastructure funding, while his Ontario government faces criticism for its Greenbelt and health care record.
NDP and Green supporters see Ford as a key antagonist whose pro-developer agenda and cuts to health care mirror the worst of Poilievre's playbook at the provincial level.
Sep 30, 2026
Center
Met with Danielle Smith in Calgary and said he agrees with her and hopes Alberta stays in Canada.
Ford is positioning as a pragmatic federalist voice from outside Alberta, but the Centre notes he has no formal role in the referendum and his intervention may carry limited weight.
Sep 29, 2026
Far Right
Ontario Premier pledged $50 million for border patrol helicopters amid tariff dispute with the U.S.
People's Party supporters are split: they support border security but see Ford's move as a stunt that doesn't address the root cause of illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
Sep 25, 2026
Far Right
Ford is Premier of Ontario and has been in the news for his handling of housing and immigration issues in the province.
PPC supporters criticize Ford for being a big-spending conservative who has not done enough to address housing shortages caused by mass immigration.
Sep 24, 2026
Center
Ontario Premier called for an extension of the federal fuel excise tax cut, citing rapidly rising diesel prices, but offered no new provincial measures for farmers.
Ford is pressuring Ottawa on affordability while avoiding provincial spending, a position that plays well with fiscal conservatives but frustrates those seeking immediate relief.
Sep 24, 2026
Far Right
Ford's Ontario PCs pledged $50 million for patrol helicopters to strengthen border protection amid tariff tensions with the U.S.
PPC supporters call Ford a big-spending progressive conservative who only acts tough on borders when tariffs threaten his re-election, not out of principle.
Sep 23, 2026
Center
Ontario Premier Ford's government ordered hospitals to improve sepsis detection and standardized trucker training after audits.
Centre sees Ford as responding to public outcry with regulatory fixes, but critics question his government's cuts to health care and oversight.
Sep 22, 2026
Center
Four Ontario nuclear reactors were taken offline ahead of the Pickering station's refurbishment, a major provincial energy file.
Centrists generally support the long-term nuclear investment as a climate and grid-reliability play, but eye the decade-long timeline and cost overruns warily.