LIVE: Ontario Premier Doug Ford `hopeful´ Jason Kenney will be elected
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EDMONTON—By microphone and megaphone, Alberta’s political parties spent the last 28 days laying their provincial election platforms bare, proposing policies on everything from pipeline projects to child care plans.With election day upon us, as members of the public decide which politicians will stay and who will go and candidates scramble to win over the last few undecided hearts and minds, follow the Star for updates and highlights from key ridings as the results roll in.12:30 p.m. Ontario Premier Doug Ford ‘hopeful’ Jason Kenney will be elected Premier Doug Ford expressed hope that Jason Kenney’s United Conservatives would topple Rachel Notley’s New Democrats and give Ontario another ally in its battle against Ottawa over carbon-pricing measures.“This is a fight that we have to continue, and hopefully today we’ll have another partner with my good friend Jason Kenney. Hopefully he’ll be elected premier of Alberta,� Ford told reporters in Markham.“I think the world of Jason Kenney. He’s going to turn Alberta around. They’ve been struggling — those poor people. My heart breaks for them and he’s going to be a close ally,� he said.READ MORE:A guide to the Alberta election — the most unlikely political showdown in CanadaWhat do you want to know about the Alberta election? Ask us and we’ll try to find outWho’s running in your riding? Check out our interactive Alberta election 2019 map10:30 a.m. Alberta Party Leader casts his voteAlberta Party leader Stephen Mandel walked up to the polling station hand in hand with his wife Lynn Mandel to cast his ballot. “I was asked by media who I voted for, I said I wanted to keep my choice secret,� Mandel said in a tweet after casting his cote. “I did say I voted for a pretty good looking guy!�9 a.m. Polls open After a contentious 28-day campaign, Albertans headed to the polls starting at 9 a.m. ...