Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario Liberals promise to cut emissions with industrial rules, cheaper transit
The Ontario Liberals promised Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions by strengthening standards for industry, banning new natural gas plants, providing electric vehicle rebates and offering grants for eco-friendly renovations. Their target is to reduc...
Campaign for June 2 Ontario election to begin Wednesday
TORONTO — Ontario's election campaign is set to officially start Wednesday, after the lieutenant-governor accepted Premier Doug Ford's advice to dissolve provincial parliament. Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell formally named June 2 as the election date. O...
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 April 28: Spend $158.8 billion over 10 years for highways, transit and hospitals, ...
Ontario auditor notes huge contingency funds, underestimated tax revenue in PC budget
TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says the Progressive Conservative budget contains higher-than-usual contingency funds, which can be spent on "unplanned items," and underestimates corporate tax revenues for the next three years. The recently tabled ...
Ontario Liberals promise $1 transit fares across the province; would cost $1.1B
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals promised Monday to cut transit fares across the province to $1 per ride, if elected. The election pledge would cost $1.1 billion next year and could take 400,000 cars off the road each day, the party
Candidate registration opens for Ontario municipal elections
TORONTO — Ontario residents who want to run for mayor, councillor or school board trustee in municipal elections across the province can now file their nomination papers. The period to file technically began May 1, but since clerk offices are not
Toronto planned encampment clearing operation for months, built profiles of residents
TORONTO — The City of Toronto spent months laying out plans to clear about two dozen people from a homeless encampment in a popular park last summer, building dossiers on those living there and involving hundreds of municipal workers in
Ontario party leaders try to connect with francophone voters while none speak French
TORONTO — A token bonjour here, an offhand bienvenue there — there may not be much more French than that spoken when Ontario's party leaders soon hit the campaign trail, as for the first time in recent years, none is
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 April 28: Spend $158.8 billion over 10 years for highways, transit and hospitals, ...
Ontario Liberals pledge to remove HST from prepared food under $20
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals proposed Friday to remove the provincial portion of the HST from prepared food purchases under $20 and pay for it by increasing taxes on wealthy residents and highly profitable corporations if the party is elected