India, Feb. 28 -- Five Indo-Canadians were elected to the Ontario legislature on Thursday as provincial elections saw the ruling Progressive Conservative Party return to power for a third consecutive term.

The term of the Ontario legislature was till the summer of 2026, but Premier (equivalent of a Chief Minister in India) Doug Ford called for snap polls last month, arguing his government needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat of tariffs from the Administration of US President Donald Trump.

While that was the reason given, there were numerous reports Ford was considering early elections even before Trump returned to power in November.

However, the Ontario election was the first to be held in Canada under the shadow of the tari...