Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
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 13: Continue to accelerate five electricity transmission lines to southwestern...
Ontario Tories tout accelerated transmission line projects to southwest
WINDSOR, Ont. — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives touted a plan Friday to accelerate new electricity transmission lines to the province's southwest, saying the infrastructure would supply clean energy and further support economic growth in the region...
Ontario Liberals and NDP offer different rent control promises
TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals and New Democrats are both pledging to reintroduce rent control, taking slightly different tacks on the policy they say would help lifelong renters and would-be homeowners alike. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford re...
Ontario NDP pledge to allow property tax deferrals for seniors if elected
CHATHAM, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats would implement property tax deferrals for seniors if elected next month, Leader Andrea Horwath said Friday. Residents aged 55 and older would be eligible for the program that would allow the province to pay thei...
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 13
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Windsor: Makes an announcement. 9:30 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Chatham-Kent: Announces a plan aimed at helping seniors stay...
Ontario NDP, Liberals eye four-day work weeks in proposed pilot projects
TORONTO — Two Ontario political parties are promising to explore a four-day work week if they form government, an idea that has met with great success in one southwestern township, but business groups are wary. The Liberals pledge to launch a
Peterborough police investigating after protesters hurl insults at NDP’s Singh
OTTAWA — Police are investigating after a video circulated on social media showed people hurling verbal abuse at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during a protest in Peterborough, Ont., this week. The federal NDP leader had dropped by the campaign office for
Ontario parties offer visions of how to best prepare for a future pandemic
TORONTO — The sixth wave of COVID-19 is starting to recede and as the warm weather is buoying hopes of a low-COVID summer, Ontario's political parties are offering ideas for how best to prepare the province for a future pandemic. The
Doug Ford says he supports Lecce after candidate apologizes for frat ‘slave auction’
KITCHENER, Ont. — Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford expressed his unwavering support for his candidate Stephen Lecce on Thursday, a day after the former education minister apologized for participating in a so-called slave auction during his tim...
Ontario Liberals drop candidate, fall two short of a full slate
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals dropped a third candidate in as many days Thursday over Facebook comments he made when he was 13 that used a slur for gay people, leaving the party short of running a full slate. Liberal Leader