Ontario Premier Doug Ford, center, poses for a photo with mayors from selected municipalities and government ministers during a press conference in the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to members of the media as mayors from selected municipalities and government ministers look on the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday December 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to members of the media as mayors from selected municipalities and government ministers look on the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to members of the media as mayors from selected municipalities and government ministers look on the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to members of the media as mayors from selected municipalities and government ministers look on the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives to speak to the media in the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)