TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls a fixed election date rule his government is proposing to get rid of "a fake law."

Attorney General Doug Downey announced Monday that the government intends to scrap fixed election dates, calling them "American style."

He is also proposing to raise the limit for political donations to $5,000 and make public funding for political parties permanent.

Under the fixed date rules, enacted about 20 years ago by then-premier Dalton McGuinty, the next provincial vote would have taken place in 2029.

Ford says the Liberals introduced a "fake law" and Ontario should not have to continue following it.

There would still be a constitutional maximum of five years between elections and Ford says he will call the next election when it is appropriate, which may

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