When Mike Thomas, the New Democrats’ candidate in the Niagara West-Glanbrook byelection, bought a Progressive Conservative party membership in September, it was just business as usual, he says. Thomas, the former head ...
Daily Archives: November 7, 2016
Rookie PC candidate dodges questions about repealing sex-ed curriculum
In the town hall debate, Sam Oosterhoff said he was pleased to be nominated by a party that allows MPPs to vote their conscience on values issues. ...
Seen: Progressive Conservatives nominate three candidates for 2018 election
The Tories are holding 11 nomination contests in November. ...
Horwath says Liberals’ ‘not-free’ tuition plan no cure for student debt
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is also worried about the cap on the province's tuition fees expiring next year. ...
‘This isn’t the Hallelujah’: Basic income proponents worry proposal isn’t enough to eliminate poverty gap
The outline of the government's basic income pilot project may not be enough to narrow the poverty gap, advocates are warning. ...
Leone: Election Act bribery charges a symptom of larger problem
Columnist Rob Leone sees similarities between the Duffy scandal and the one currently playing out at Queen's Park. ...
Government stifling public debate on health-care bill, opposition charges
The opposition wanted 18 hours of public hearings on the Patients First Act, but government MPPs settled on six-and-a-half. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, Nov. 7. ...