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Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th premier of Ontario and as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since 2018. He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Alongside his brother Randy, Ford co-owns Deco Labels and Tags, a printing business operating in Canada and the United States founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 1999. Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto. Ford ran in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, placing second to John Tory.
In 2018, Ford entered provincial politics and won the Progressive Conservative Party leadership election. He led the party to three consecutive majority governments in the 2018, 2022, and 2025 general elections. During his tenure as premier, Ford decreased the size of the Toronto City Council, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, granted extra powers to designated Ontario mayors through the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, enacted the Your Health Act (Bill 60) to expand the use of private healthcare services, responded to tariffs on Canadian goods to the United States, and became embroiled in controversy over the Greenbelt scandal. Ford's rhetoric and policies were characterized as conservative and right-wing populist in his years in Toronto municipal politics and his early years as premier, but since 2020 and with the need to work with the federal Liberal government during the pandemic, the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, and President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada, political commentators have noted his gradual shift to the political centre with a more co-operative attitude towards the federal government, while seemingly exhibiting less public support for the federal Conservative Party.[unreliable source?]
Born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Ford was the second of four children of Doug Bruce Ford Sr. and Ruth Diane Ford (née Campbell). His paternal grandparents were English immigrants. He graduated grade twelve from Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute. He then attended Humber College for two months before dropping out with no diploma.
In the 1990s, Ford became involved in the running of Deco Labels and Tags, a business co-founded by his father in 1962. The company makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products. Doug Jr. became president of the company in 2002 and was responsible for the company's expansion into Chicago. Nearing his death, his father divided up the company, leaving 40 percent to Doug Jr., 40 percent to Randy and 20 percent to Rob. In 2008, Doug Jr. launched the purchase of Wise Tag and Label in New Jersey and fired Wise Tag's manager. Former Deco employees suggest that the Chicago branch was well-managed under Doug Jr., and that he was well-liked but that the company declined under Randy's leadership after Doug Jr. entered politics in 2010. As of 2011[update], Ford and his mother were directors of the company, managed by his brother Randy.
Ford's first involvement in politics came when Doug Holyday approached Deco to print stickers for signs for his 1994 mayoral campaign in Etobicoke. Ford took it upon himself to canvass for Holyday. He then assisted in his father's campaigns as a PC MPP candidate in 1995 and 1999. He also ran his brother Rob's council campaigns in 2000, 2003, and 2006, and Rob's winning mayoral campaign in 2010.
On October 25, 2010, Ford was elected as councillor to Toronto City Council in Ward 2. He succeeded his brother, Rob, who ran successfully for mayor of Toronto. Upon election, Doug Ford announced that he would donate his $100,000 annual salary to community organizations.
As a city councillor, Ford voted to privatise garbage pickup west of Yonge Street,[clarification needed] declare the Toronto Transit Commission an essential service, reduce the office budget of city councillors and eliminate the vehicle registration tax.
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Doug Ford
Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th premier of Ontario and as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since 2018. He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Alongside his brother Randy, Ford co-owns Deco Labels and Tags, a printing business operating in Canada and the United States founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 1999. Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto. Ford ran in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, placing second to John Tory.
In 2018, Ford entered provincial politics and won the Progressive Conservative Party leadership election. He led the party to three consecutive majority governments in the 2018, 2022, and 2025 general elections. During his tenure as premier, Ford decreased the size of the Toronto City Council, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, granted extra powers to designated Ontario mayors through the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, enacted the Your Health Act (Bill 60) to expand the use of private healthcare services, responded to tariffs on Canadian goods to the United States, and became embroiled in controversy over the Greenbelt scandal. Ford's rhetoric and policies were characterized as conservative and right-wing populist in his years in Toronto municipal politics and his early years as premier, but since 2020 and with the need to work with the federal Liberal government during the pandemic, the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, and President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada, political commentators have noted his gradual shift to the political centre with a more co-operative attitude towards the federal government, while seemingly exhibiting less public support for the federal Conservative Party.[unreliable source?]
Born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Ford was the second of four children of Doug Bruce Ford Sr. and Ruth Diane Ford (née Campbell). His paternal grandparents were English immigrants. He graduated grade twelve from Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute. He then attended Humber College for two months before dropping out with no diploma.
In the 1990s, Ford became involved in the running of Deco Labels and Tags, a business co-founded by his father in 1962. The company makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products. Doug Jr. became president of the company in 2002 and was responsible for the company's expansion into Chicago. Nearing his death, his father divided up the company, leaving 40 percent to Doug Jr., 40 percent to Randy and 20 percent to Rob. In 2008, Doug Jr. launched the purchase of Wise Tag and Label in New Jersey and fired Wise Tag's manager. Former Deco employees suggest that the Chicago branch was well-managed under Doug Jr., and that he was well-liked but that the company declined under Randy's leadership after Doug Jr. entered politics in 2010. As of 2011[update], Ford and his mother were directors of the company, managed by his brother Randy.
Ford's first involvement in politics came when Doug Holyday approached Deco to print stickers for signs for his 1994 mayoral campaign in Etobicoke. Ford took it upon himself to canvass for Holyday. He then assisted in his father's campaigns as a PC MPP candidate in 1995 and 1999. He also ran his brother Rob's council campaigns in 2000, 2003, and 2006, and Rob's winning mayoral campaign in 2010.
On October 25, 2010, Ford was elected as councillor to Toronto City Council in Ward 2. He succeeded his brother, Rob, who ran successfully for mayor of Toronto. Upon election, Doug Ford announced that he would donate his $100,000 annual salary to community organizations.
As a city councillor, Ford voted to privatise garbage pickup west of Yonge Street,[clarification needed] declare the Toronto Transit Commission an essential service, reduce the office budget of city councillors and eliminate the vehicle registration tax.
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