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Category: Opinion
The week, for better or worse
It was a good week for: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who got a warm reception for his social media experiment of tweeting his entire day, including breakfast with his cat. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, who stood her ...
The week, for better or worse
It was a good week for: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who Friday won his appeal of an Ontario Superior Court ruling that he violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, which Monday a ...
Tony Dean: After the honeymoon
By Tony Dean Ontario’s next premier will be chosen this weekend at the former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The puck drops this afternoon and several outcomes are possible – including a Stéphane Dion styled own-goal ...
The week, for better or worse
It was a good week for: * Premier Dalton McGuinty, who spent his second-last week as premier on a trade mission to China, far away from the mundane concerns of Ontario politics. He wore a spiffy Roots jacket, hung out wi ...
The week, for better or worse
It's been a good week for: Liberal leadership candidate Kathleen Wynne, after rival Glen Murray dropped out to support her. She also leads the pack with the largest number of party members who have declared their intent ...
Tony Dean: Q&A with Gary Gannage
By Tony Dean I spoke this week with Gary Gannage, president of the Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO). Last month at meetings marking the union’s 20th annive ...
The week – for better or worse
It's been a good week for: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who cavorted through his New Year's Day levee in what might be his last good week for a while. He could be removed from office as early as Jan. 7. Canada's top 100 ...
Tony Dean: 2012 rewind
By Tony Dean It has been a weird and tumultuous year at Queen’s Park. Governing with a minority in the context of a $14 billion deficit has not been kind to the Liberals. Former TD chief economist Don Drummond set the ...
The year – for better or worse
By Phil Bingley Minority government was the big story this year at Queen’s Park and while 2012 might not go down as one of the great years in the history of Ontario politics, it did have its moments – some wondrous, som ...
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