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For Ontario voters who don’t like the idea of a government run by Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath or Kathleen Wynne, another potential leader has emerged.

All he asks is that you kneel before him.

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Election signs advertising “General Zod for Premier” have been spotted on lawns across Ontario. The super-villain played by Terrance Stamp in Superman II invaded and enslaved the Earth, but for a few dissatisfied voters the Kryptonian would make a better premier than any of the humans hoping to run Ontario. Every successful campaign needs a sign, and Zod’s use the familiar blue and white colour scheme of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, and a slogan — “less evil than the other guy” — that appears to be a swipe at Ford.

Photo by Thomas Crisholm

Zoltan Hawryluk, a web developer from Toronto, designed the signs because he was disappointed by the selection of PC, Liberal and NDP signs on display in his Parkdale-High Park riding. A massive fan of Superman II — “it might be better than the first,” he said — Hawryluk thought what voters really need is a candidate who is honest about their intentions.