Voters in Canada's most populous province, Ontario, head to the polls on Thursday in an election where the incumbent premier seeks to use U.S. tariff threats to expand his majority. Progressive Conservative Party leader Doug Ford called an election more than a year early,

Ontario is Canada’s most populated province and is expected to grow to 21.7 million this year, more than half Canada’s total. It is also Canada’s industrial heartland, and US tariffs could devastate the economy.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, wearing a "Canada is not for sale" hat, speaks to journalists at a provincial and territorial leaders meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo TORONTO (Reuters) - Voters in Canada's most populous province,

Voters in Ontario will decide on Thursday whether to re-elect Doug Ford, a Conservative who is among Canada’s harshest critics of President Trump, as the province’s premier.