Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 12
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Kitchener: Makes an announcement. 9:30 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Paris: Announces details of mental health plan. 9:15 a.m. ...
Ontario Greens pitch voters on their costed climate plan
TORONTO — Ontario's Greens pitched their party as the sole ballot option offering a realistic plan to tackle climate change as they unveiled a costed platform Thursday that includes a $65-billion, four-year pathway to a "new climate economy." Leader Mi...
Ontario party leaders stopping across southern Ontario today
Ontario's main party leaders are making stops across southern Ontario today as they campaign for votes. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is set to make an announcement in Kitchener, then head west to London and the Windsor area. Liberal Lead...
Ontario Liberals drop candidate over scientifically baseless views on homosexuality
The Ontario Liberals have dropped a candidate who published a book detailing scientifically baseless views on homosexuality. A spokeswoman for the party says former Parry Sound-Muskoka candidate Barry Stanley did not disclose the existence of his book ...
Promise tracker: What the Ontario parties are pitching on the campaign trail
TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March: Progressive Conservatives May 12: Build an 18-kilometre highway between Kitchener and Guelph. May 9: Increas...
Ontario NDP promises to lower auto insurance rates by 40 per cent if elected
BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats would lower auto insurance rates by 40 per cent if elected next month, leader Andrea Horwath said Wednesday. Horwath said she would ban rate increases for 18 months while a commission investigates and recommends...
Ontario Liberals promise $1B to clear surgery backlog from pandemic
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals would put $1 billion over two years toward clearing an overwhelming surgical backlog – a pledge that's part of all three major parties' election platforms. Leader Steven Del Duca said Wednesday a Liberal government would ...
Ontario Tory candidate Stephen Lecce apologizes after ‘slave auction’ report
TORONTO — Progressive Conservative candidate Stephen Lecce apologized Wednesday in the wake of a published report about a so-called slave auction during his time as a fraternity leader in university. PressProgress, an outlet founded and funded by the B...
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 11
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No scheduled public events. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Brampton: Announces plan to put money back in drivers' pockets. 9:30 a.m. ...
Promise tracker: What the Ontario parties are pitching on the campaign trail
A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March: Progressive Conservatives May 9: Increase disability support payment rates by five per cent and introduce legislation ...