Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario political leaders pledge changes to autism program
TORONTO — Ontario's autism program has undergone four major revamps in the past six years, and has seen five different ministers in charge, and Alina Cameron just wants her daughter's over four-and-a-half year wait for treatment to be done. Fiona, 7,
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 25
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Brampton: Makes an announcement. 10 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Toronto: Announces plan to deliver mental health care to youn...
Ontario Liberal Leader tries to make himself known, says his politics are personal
TORONTO — Anyone who has heard Steven Del Duca speak during this election campaign likely knows he has two daughters in public school, two elderly parents who want to age at home, and that his Saturday mornings include grocery shopping
Ontario party leaders talk climate plans in aftermath of weekend storm
The leaders of Ontario’s main political parties highlighted their climate plans Tuesday after a deadly weekend storm ripped across the province, offering different approaches to dealing with severe weather events that are likely to become more frequent...
Schreiner’s ‘tough yet convivial’ persona resonates with Ontario voters, rivals
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Mike Schreiner has built up a reputation among political watchers as a likable, sharp and down-to-earth politician since he was elected as Ontario’s first provincial Green four years ago, and that perception made its way to a
Ontario parties attach different price tags to pledge to boost student grants
TORONTO — Three of Ontario's four main parties are pledging to reverse cuts to the province's student assistance program, but they've all attached different price tags to the promise. The program that converted many student loans to grants and made tu...
Ontario party leaders reaffirm pledges for residential school burial searches
Ontario's four main party leaders are reaffirming commitments to search for burial sites at the province's former residential schools for Indigenous students one year after ground-penetrating radar unearthed what are believed to be the graves of 215 ch...
‘I would like us to not be forgotten’: Election breeds hope, skepticism in Far North
Susanna Baxter says she has lived a life full of barriers. Limited access to health care, poor education, trouble accessing clean drinking water and overcrowded housing are just some of the issues she says she experienced growing up in Marten Falls
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 23
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Makes campaign stop. 11 a.m. Ridings of Scarborough Southwest and Don Valley West: doorknocking. Time not specified ____ NDP...
Three of Ontario’s four main parties say they favour electoral reform
Three of Ontario's four main parties are promising to change the province's electoral system, a lofty goal some political science experts say may not come to pass. The NDP and Greens favour forms of proportional representation, while Liberal Leader Ste...