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Ontario Liberals try to reach voters where they are -- watching the Super Bowl

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • February 9, 2025

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Mississauga councillor Alvin Tedjo canvass a riding in Mississauga, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ontario's main party leaders are taking a break from public announcements today, but they are still trying to reach voters where they are -- in some cases, on the couch.

The Liberal party confirmed it will run two 30-second ads broadcast during tonight's Super Bowl pitting the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs.

One of the ads features a clip of Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford saying he wanted Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential election and accuses Ford of using the threat of tariffs on Canada for his own political gain, while the other ad is on health care.

Ford's party did not indicate whether it has its own ad planned for the big game.

Neither Ford nor Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie have public events scheduled for today, while NDP Leader Marit Stiles is campaigning in Toronto and Green Leader Mike Schreiner is in the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound area.

Voters head to the polls Feb. 27.

This report by was first published Feb. 9, 2025.