Bills on everything from soccer goal posts to poet laureates never made it law. ...
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“Nice smile”: Leaders spar in first 2018 Ontario election debate
While Kathleen Wynne, Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath attacked each other relentlessly in the first election debate. ...
Updated: Doug Ford doubles down on opposition to supervised injection sites, mere hours after PCs promised he’d consult experts on the issue
The party said Ford would consult experts on supervised injection sites — and then Ford doubled down on his opposition to them later the same day. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, May 7. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: With special guest Desmond Cole
The journalist and activist talks with the QP Briefing team about race and activism. ...
Milloy: An all-candidates’ debates survival guide
Debaters should try to relax and forget the statistics — but remember that voters can tell who is talking through their hat, writes columnist John Milloy. ...
NDP pinning its electoral hopes on hope — and a funny new ad
The NDP's new ad suggests life under the Liberals is like getting hit in the junk in dodgeball. ...
Liberal spending plan requires severe cutbacks and still balloons the debt, fiscal watchdog warns
"The government’s fiscal plan shifts the burden of paying for the budget’s new spending programs from current taxpayers to younger Ontarians," David West, the FAO's chief economist, reports. ...
Doug Ford flips on Greenbelt development, promises to find another way to handle housing crisis
After backlash over a video in which he says he would open up a 'big chunk' of the protected land, Ford backtracks, saying he is listening to 'the people.' ...
‘Sounding the siren call’: Your question period briefing
What was asked in question period for Tuesday, May 1. ...