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DOUG FORD is on a roll — but you’re forgiven if you didn’t know it.
The Premier was MIA after scoring a Supreme Court victory in his fight to keep mandate letters under wraps, and he laid low at the PC convention in Niagara Falls. But he’s about to hold forth when he meets with reporters in Toronto this morning (read on for more).
For now, catch up on a busy weekend in Tory town:
TARGET PRACTICE — At the PC policy conference in Niagara Falls on Saturday night, Ford made it obvious who he think is his main competition will be in 2026: New Liberal captain BONNIE CROMBIE.
During his keynote speech, Ford rattled off his government’s greatest policy hits, complete with a sheepish dance move to the PCs campaign jingle and a splashy promo video (hard hat alert!). Then he pivoted.
“Who you vote for, who’s in government, it matters. Leadership matters,” he told a crowd of about 1,000 card-carrying PCs. “I want to talk about Bonnie Crombie for j…