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| Premier-elect of Ontario, Doug Ford |
Etobicoke, ON
In his victory speech on Thursday night, Premier-elect Doug Ford reveled in his party's majority victory in the Ontario election, but he also shocked supporters and Ontarians in general when he announced that he will be resigning within six months time as a result of a growing amount of scandals.
"Tonight the people of Ontario have spoken. People from every corner of this province have sent a clear message, a message of hope and prosperity. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for placing your trust in me," said Ford.
"We will work every single day for the economic prosperity for every single resident in this province...until November 1st when I will be forced to resign from this illustrious position due to multiple scandals in our party and lawsuits involving myself. I promise to work hard for Ontarians until that time."
Approximately 25% of PC Party candidates are involved in scandals or are under investigation for fraud, etc. Ford himself was slapped with a $16.5 million lawsuit by his sister-in-law in the days leading up to the election for withholding money from his late brother Rob's estate, and for running the family business, Deco Labels, into the ground.
From Our Toronto Bureau