Tag: Ontario election
Ontario election: Cities have big problems. They may get little attention
Where do Ontario’s main three parties stand on the issues facing cities provincewide, and the growing calls for a better deal between Queen’s Park and municipal governments?
Ontario election: Is the NDP’s London fortress facing a Tory threat?
It’s early, but the Progressive Conservative blue wave that may wash over Ontario this provincial election just might hit the little island of orange that is London. The three London-only ridings are NDP-held in a region that’s otherwise a Tory stronghold. But early aggregate polling for the Feb. 27 election has the PCs leading in […]
Ontario Election 2025: What’s the main campaign issue now that Trump tariffs are on hold?
Trump tariffs were the main issue at the start of the Ontario election campaign — in fact, Doug Ford called a snap vote, claiming he needed a strong mandate specifically to stand up to American protectionism. But then after two calls with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would […]
Ontario Election 2025: A temporary tariff reprieve, but not for candidates
US President Donald Trump on Monday halted his threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada and Mexico, after calls with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum — but only for a month. Nevertheless, the threat of tariffs, which could be implemented in 30 days, still loomed large for the Ontario party leaders, […]
Ontario election: A deepening doctor shortage is now ‘more than a crisis’
More than 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor, the entry-point for patients into the publicly funded health care system.