Ontario Premier Doug Ford met with the province's lieutenant-governor to request the Ontario Legislature be dissolved as of 4 p.m., Tuesday..Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell officially accepted Premier Doug Ford’s recommendation in the provincial legislature and called for writs for the election to be issued Wednesday. Dowdeswell formally named June 2 as election day..The dissolution will signal the start of the election campaign period..Elections Ontario said a notice of an election will be formally posted on its website at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday..Politicians have already been unofficially campaigning for weeks, with two of the three major parties already releasing their platforms..Before meeting with Dowdeswell, Ford informed reporters the election "will be a pretty clear choice" between going backward "like previous governments did" or continuing to evolve with his Progressive Conservatives.."We are going to start building infrastructure, we are going to continue building roads and highways and bridges. We are going to create great jobs for the people of Ontario," Ford said.."Folks, June 2, you'll have the choice.".Polls presently suggest the Progressive Conservatives are set for an election victory. Third-place Liberals could potentially trump the NDP to form a new official Opposition..Even though the vote is set for June 2, Elections Ontario is encouraging residents to vote early with a view to reduce crowds at polling station venues in light of the continuing COVID-19 case figures..Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.abrown@westernstandard.news.Twitter: @WS_JournoAmanda
