Ontario votes: Leaders campaigning in Toronto, Niagara area and cottage country

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles meets diners at Wendy's and Tim Hortons restaurants in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday Feb. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kenneth Armstrong

February 08, 2025 - 3:00 AM

Ontario's main party leaders are making stops in Toronto, the Niagara region and parts of cottage country today.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles will kick the day off with a morning announcement at a farmers market in Toronto's north end.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will be in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., where he is scheduled to make an announcement, and he will also meet with workers at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco facility in Hamilton.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner is set to make several stops in Ontario's cottage country, including in Kearney and Huntsville.

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has no public events scheduled today but she is expected to spend time canvassing in her riding.

The snap election will be held on Feb. 27.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 8, 2025.

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