Ontario Gets a Taste of Populism With Doug Ford at Tory Helm
- PCs name new leader ahead of provincial election in June
- Ford’s late brother was infamous for admitting to cocaine use
Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Doug Ford.
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Canada’s most populous province is getting a taste of the anti-establishment populism that helped elect Donald Trump and lead voters to support Brexit.
Doug Ford, brother of the late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, was named leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party three months ahead of a general election. Ford, who had little support among current lawmakers, edged out attorney and former provincial lawmaker Christine Elliott in chaotic balloting on Saturday.