Liberal MPP says more consultations are coming following outcry, but name-change won't happen for months at least. ...
Category: Politics and Election 2022
Jagmeet Singh bids farewell as an MPP, says hello as federal leader
Singh promised that Ontario will continue to see him in the leadup to the 2018 provincial election. ...
General Counsel testifies McGuinty’s office didn’t respect authority of the legislature
McGuinty's chief of staff thought the order to produce documents was "ridiculous," according to testimony. ...
Patrick Brown served with libel notice for Sudbury bribery trial comments
Premier's lawyers put PC leader "on notice" with formal lawsuit threat as clock ticks on possible defamation action. ...
MPPs from all Ontario parties condemn Quebec niqab bill
Representatives of all three parties spoke out against Quebec's recently passed legislation banning people from wearing face coverings, including the niqab, when they're providing or receiving public services. ...
The estimated $4-billion ‘needless’ cost of the Fair Hydro Plan dominates debate at Queen’s Park
By QP Briefing's count, the opposition parties said "four billion" or "four billion dollars" 21 times in Question Period Wednesday. ...
Dissent breaks out over PC policy process ‘farce’
Tories defend policy procedure, highlighting greater input from membership and a one-person-one-vote approach. ...
Ontario finance minister launches consultations for his election-year budget
Finance Minister Charles Sousa says an announcement of new support for businesses is coming in short order. ...
Poll: Ontario Liberals close the gap in former ‘Fortress Toronto’
The Grits and Tories are once again neck-and-neck in the provincial horserace in Toronto, according to a new poll by Forum Research. ...
Ontario PCs release 139 recommended policy resolutions ahead of membership vote
The Ontario Progressive Conservatives published a long list of ideas Wednesday afternoon that could form the basis for fresh party policy. They come after months of criticism from opponents that the party has no plan. ...