By Anna Mehler PapernyTORONTO (Reuters) - A larger-than-life politician, Ontario premier Doug Ford beat back criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic to win a second term for his party on Thursday, but he faces an affordability crisis and a strained health system. "I'm not a big partisan guy," Ford said during the Ontario leaders' debate in May. Ford initially entered politics as a councillor in Toronto, Canada's most populous city, where his brother was mayor. Toronto councillor John Filion, who has written a book about the Ford family, described Doug Ford as "a rough, tough, brawling kind of guy. Filion said Ford had shifted to a "kinder, gentler" mode, dropping his "belligerent" tendencies and was likely to maintain his "nice Doug" persona.

Source: thestar June 03, 2022 10:07 UTC