CAPTION: Premier-designate Doug Ford says he told Justin Trudeau the PCs would help make Ontario “the engine of Canada” after the Tories’ election victory.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and outgoing premier Kathleen Wynne spoke about their upcoming roles. (June 8, 2018) 1.

SOUNDBITE: Doug Ford, Ontario premier-designate 2.

SOUNDBITE: Andrea Horwath, Ontario NDP leader 3.

SOUNDBITE: Kathleen Wynne, outgoing premier PLACELINE: Toronto CREDIT: The Canadian Press STORYLINE: Doug Ford said Friday he's working with Ontario's outgoing Liberals to ensure a smooth transition to power _ a process he said would take three weeks, involve the help of those who've worked at the federal level and see the formation of a strong Progressive Conservative cabinet.

The premier-designate, who secured a majority a day earlier with a slew of populist promises, said his first order of business would be to scrutinize the province's books. ``We have to see the financial situation that's been left behind, and over the next couple days and weeks you're going to hear from us, but the most important thing is getting our fiscal house in order,'' Ford said. ``We'll be out looking for an auditing firm to go into the province to go line item by line item.

I always believe in third party validation.'' Once the audit is complete, Ford said he planned to address many of the promises he made during the election campaign, including lowering taxes, cutting hydro rates, and eliminating the cap-and-trade system.