Why Doug Ford wants to face voters before Justin Trudeau goes down
Premier Doug Ford shocked the public Thursday when he announced a snap cabinet shuffle, shifting some of his highest-profile ministers into new jobs and bringing even more backbenchers into the executive team. The move rekindled what has been the hottest rumour in Queen’s Park gossip circles for weeks, that Ford is gearing up to call an early election. But the question still remains, why would a premier with commanding majority risk it all with an early vote just halfway through his second mandate?