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B.C. Election Lesson: Nice Guys Don't Win

Mitch Wolfe | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada Politics
Mitch Wolfe

Instead of hammering Clark and the Liberals with attack ads, reminding the voters why they were sick and tired of the Clark Liberals, due to their myriad of scandals, blunders, HST tax, costly government programs and arrogance, Dix tried to be Mr. Nice Guy.

The Premier Should Avoid All The NDP's Poison Pills

Samuel Getachew | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada
Samuel Getachew

While Andrea Horwath is "consulting" with Ontarians on the budget , she is expected to continue to wield a slew of demands for the Ontario Liberals in...

Ontario Cabinet Shuffle

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.08.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO, Cananda - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne reshuffled her cabinet Wednesday after one of her ministers suddenly took ill.Government Services Mi...

Andrea Horwath Asks Ontario: Should I Force an Election? Dial 1-800-Call Me Maybe

Mitch Wolfe | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada Politics
Mitch Wolfe

Perhaps I overestimated NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. In a previous Huffington Post article, I believed that Horwath had the vision, courage and steel c...

Ontario's Head-in-the-Sand Green Energy Policy

Kenneth P. Green | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada Politics
Kenneth P. Green

Earlier this month the Fraser Institute published a report sharply critical of one of the flagship policies of the Ontario government, namely the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA). Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli dismissed it out of hand. What makes the Minister's response most disturbing is that it is so disconnected from reality.

Andrea Horwath Should "Lean In" And Force An Election

Mitch Wolfe | Posted 04.26.2013 | Canada Politics
Mitch Wolfe

Recent Ipso Reid polls should be good news for Ontario Tory Leader Tim Hudak. Hudak and the Tories are at 37% of decided Ontario voters; Horwath's NDP at 29% and Wynne and the Liberals at 28%. This is real bad news for Premier Wynne and her band of less than merry Liberals. But these polls provide even better news to Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

Ontario Grits To Get Update On Gas Plant Cost

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne agreed Tuesday to appear before the legislature's justice committee next week to testify under oath about the...

Ontario Budget Date Announced

CBC | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Politics

Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said Monday that he will table his budget on May 2, the first test for the minority Liberal government since Ka...

Ontario Tories To Move Non-Confidence Motion Against Liberals

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The Progressive Conservatives' non-confidence motion in Ontario's minority government over the cancellation of gas plants is just a headline...

Ontario Liberals' New Language Speaks Volumes

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.10.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals don't just have a new leader, they're also speaking a whole new language.The cabinet office is circulating "sty...

United OntarioTeachers Stand, Divided They Offer Extra-Curriculars

Malkin Dare | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada Politics
Malkin Dare

Ontarian parents who favour one unified school system would be wise to take a look at the education scene in B.C., where some say the teachers' union is more powerful than God. If we didn't have three teachers' unions in Ontario, it is likely that no students would be enjoying extra-curricular activities today.

NDP Horwath to Premier Wynne: Sorry Sister, The Party is Over!

Mitch Wolfe | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada
Mitch Wolfe

Currently, Andrea Horwath, according to the above Forum Research poll, still enjoys the best approval rating at 49 per cent, but Wynne is coming up fast at 36 per cent. With her high approval rating now, Horwath still has a shot at victory and forming the next NDP government. But she who hesitates, is lost. Horwath will be in a worse position next year.

A Missed Opportunity For The New Premier

Samuel Getachew | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Politics
Samuel Getachew

Earlier this week I was at Queens Park at the invitation of the new Premier to help celebrate the end of Black History Month. The GTA has the largest...

Militant Toronto Lesbian Activist/Writer Challenges Ontario's First Gay Woman Premier

Mitch Wolfe | Posted 04.17.2013 | Canada
Mitch Wolfe

Susan Cole, the self-acclaimed militant and proud lesbian writer for the Toronto weekly NOW magazine, is one of my favorite Toronto columnists. I enjo...

Will Wynne Untangle Ontario's Fiscal Mess?

Charles Lammam | Posted 04.01.2013 | Canada Politics
Charles Lammam

Having won the Ontario Liberal Party's leadership, Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne has a golden opportunity to chart a new course and undo Dalton McGuinty's legacy of fiscal mismanagement. As Wynne contemplates priorities for her leadership she should seriously consider putting Ontario's deficit and debt problem on the top of her to-do list

Let's Give Wynne a Fighting Chance

Werner Patels | Posted 03.30.2013 | Canada Politics
Werner Patels

No matter what Wynne's predecessor, Dalton McGuinty, did, it is simply ridiculous to assume that she would automatically continue on as a McGuinty clone or robot. Parties are parties, but they change depending on the people leading them. That Wynne leans to the left is well-known, but she might still surprise Ontarians.

WATCH: Kathleen Wynne's Victory Speech

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 01.27.2013 | Canada Politics

Kathleen Wynne's victory speech conveyed the theme of teamwork at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention Saturday night. "Believe it or not, th...

Ontario Is Cheating Our Children

Misha Abarbanel | Posted 03.28.2013 | Canada Politics
Misha Abarbanel

Our children are not being put first; they are being cheated. If we care about the public good, teachers must be respected and compensated fairly to attract the best and brightest. With the decimation of school board budgets, parents who can afford to do so may pull their kids out of the public system.

LIVE UPDATES: Kathleen Wynne To Be Ontario's First Woman Premier

CP | Maria Babbage and Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.27.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario will get its first female premier after provincial Liberals chose a diplomat over a warrior to lead the embattled party into an unce...

What To Watch For At The Convention

CBC | Posted 03.26.2013 | Canada Politics

The Ontario Liberal Party will pick a new leader and premier this weekend at the party’s first leadership convention since selecting Dalton McGuinty...

Ontario Liberal Convention Kicks Off

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.27.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - One of the two front-runners in the Ontario Liberal leadership race took off the gloves Friday, as more than 2,000 delegates cast their ball...

Ont. Liberals To Strike It

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.23.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals are axing a controversial law that has outraged public school teachers, just a few days before the party is set...

How Kathleen Wynne Will Win

Jonathan Scott | Posted 03.18.2013 | Canada Politics
Jonathan Scott

Wynne, the Liberal lioness of caucus, got into politics to fight Mike Harris and protect schools. She's ready to beat this Conservative Leader of the Opposition too. But first, her priority is to do the peoples' business at Queen's Park without delay. She's ready to govern the province.

It's Delegate Selection Time, Ontario

CBC | Posted 03.14.2013 | Canada Politics

It's a crucial weekend in the race to succeed Dalton McGuinty as premier and leader of the Ontario Liberals. About 45,000 Ontario Liberal...

The Ontario Teacher's Union Is Holding Students Hostage

Samuel Mosonyi | Posted 03.13.2013 | Canada Politics
Samuel Mosonyi

Ontario high school students are being disproportionately affected by the conflict between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) and the provincial government. What is most worrying about the conflict between the Ontario teacher's union and the government is the way in which students are being used as pawns by the OSSTF to advance and promote a political message. Students' anger over the loss of extracurricular activities should not be directed towards the government.