Canada's right-leaning Progressive Conservatives are set to retain power on Thursday in Ontario, the country's most populous province, helped by a promise to increase spending despite a massive existing debt load. An Ekos Research poll published https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2022/05/progressive-conservatives-hold-seven-point-lead Sunday gave the Progressive Conservatives a seven-point lead over its closest challenger, the Liberal Party. Ford, who swept to power in 2018 after 15 years of Liberal rule, needs to win 63 seats in the 124-seat provincial legislature to retain his majority. Ontario, home to just under 40% of Canada's 38.2 million people, is Canada's manufacturing heartland. A poll tracker https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/ontario maintained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp showed that the Liberals and the New Democrats each had just a 1%-chance of winning.

Source: CBC News June 02, 2022 10:18 UTC