Just under a third of Ontario's PC caucus members haven't filed campaign finance disclosures from last summer's election, Elections Ontario data shows. ...
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Ontario’s Bill 23 very unpopular — including among many PC voters: poll
Over half of Ontario voters strongly disapprove of the bill, which opens some Greenbelt lands in south-central Ontario for development, a Mainstreet poll suggests. ...
AG 2022: ‘Personal and sensitive data’ not properly secured
Sensitive personal data in areas like health and corrections are not being consistently encrypted, the province's auditor general warned Wednesday in a report. ...
AG 2022: With five inspectors, government struggles to track thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells
'Wells that are poorly maintained and improperly plugged can lead to contaminants getting into the province’s groundwater or rising to the land surface around the well,' a report warns. ...
AG 2022: Efforts to stop invasive species sluggish and ineffective
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources takes an average of 44 months between completing a risk assessment for an invasive species and finally regulating it, the province's auditor general charges. ...
Catherine McKenney has very narrow lead in Ottawa mayoral race: poll
The outcome of Monday's election is a matter of turnout, multiple observers say. ...
Poll shows Steven Del Duca set to win Vaughan mayoral election
The poll also contains a sign that voter turnout may be quite low. ...
Andrea Horwath leads in Hamilton’s mayoral race
Former NDP leader Andrea Horwath has s comfortable lead in Hamilton's mayoral race, a Mainstreet poll suggests. ...
Poll shows dramatic shift in tightening Ottawa mayoral race
A University of Ottawa political scientist expects downtown will back McKenney, rural areas will back Sutcliffe, and the suburbs in between will be the deciding voters. ...
Will Ontario keep its extra ridings in the North?
The proposed new federal boundaries would give a slight advantage to the PCs if adopted, analysis shows. ...