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Ontario Election

NO ELECTION!

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario won't be plunging into an election any time soon, as the New Democrats agreed Tuesday to pass the budget and prop up the minority Li...

Ontario Budget Compromise?

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.17.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Threats of a June election in Ontario eased considerably Friday when the New Democrats said they were "encouraged" by Premier Kathleen Wynne...

Horwath's Warning

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's New Democrats want to put the brakes on the government's plans for what they're calling "Lexus lanes" — their third and last pos...

Should She?

The Huffington Post Canada | Eric Grenier | Posted 05.10.2013 | Canada Politics

By this time next week, Ontarians may have a better idea whether or not they will head to the polls this spring. Most would prefer not to. Wranglin...

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 Election?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.03.2013 | Canada Politics

Will she or won’t she? That’s the question many Ontarians have on their minds as they wait to learn if provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath wil...

London's Upcoming By-election and NDP's Chance

Samuel Getachew | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada Politics
Samuel Getachew

My only visit to London was on my way to Detroit a decade ago. I took a quick glimpse of the city and left. I saw beautiful noticeable architecture an...

Just Keep.. Smiling?

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.20.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals may be facing a sea of troubles, but Premier Kathleen Wynne wants them to keep smiling.The "looming" threat isn...

Election?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath didn't have much to say about whether the province will be headed for the polls this spring after her 20-m...

What, Me Worry?

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.12.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Premier Kathleen Wynne dismissed suggestions Tuesday that the Liberals' chances of winning the next election have dimmed now that veteran ca...

Election In Ontario This Spring?

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is keeping her foot on the accelerator when it comes to cutting auto insurance premiums, even if it means speeding...

Election Now!

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The Progressive Conservatives say Ontario needs an election as soon as possible, and warn they won't vote for the Liberals' budget, which wo...

How I'd Fix the Civil Service

Tim Hudak | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada Politics
Tim Hudak

How can we create a workplace environment that encourages public servants to do the best job possible, while celebrating the very finest among them? Make government jobs opwn to everyone -- not just those already on the public sector payroll. And put an end to compulsory union membership and mandatory dues.

'Project Vapour' Revealed In Gas Plant Docs

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's Progressive Conservatives say the Liberal government used the code name Project Vapour to hide the cost of cancelling a generating...

Does Canada Need 15 New Federal Ridings?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.27.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Due to an increase in population, Ontario could be getting 15 new federal ridings.The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario sa...

He Admits It

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The Liberal campaign decided to halt construction of a power plant in Mississauga days before last fall's election when they were behind in ...

Staying Silent On Mississauga Gas Plant

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.10.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Energy Minister Chris Bentley was at a loss Wednesday to say who made the decision to pull the plug on a gas plant in Mississauga, Ont., jus...

He Wants It In Writing

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.17.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The threat of a snap election in Ontario eased slightly Sunday after Premier Dalton McGuinty and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath agreed they wante...

McGuinty Threatens New Election

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.14.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - A battle over the Ontario budget threatened to blow up into a summer election campaign Friday, with all three parties accusing each other of...

Liberal Party Ain't Sitting Pretty in the Polls

Samuel Getachew | Posted 08.13.2012 | Canada Politics
Samuel Getachew

If an election was held today, according to a new poll, the Ontario Liberals would be reduced to third party status while the surging NDP would be an official opposition. Barely a year after forming a historic third term in office, the Liberals, have been reduced to 28 per cent of support according to the poll. That may leave the Liberals on the outside looking in.

A Better Recipe for Canada, Part Two

Matt Price | Posted 06.12.2012 | Canada
Matt Price

The future of Canadian government depends on Ontario's suburbs where the Liberal brand is by far the most credible alternative to the Conservatives, at a time when the NDP is in ascendance everywhere else. So, despite the westward shift in Canada, Ontario is still the pivot point when it comes to who runs things in Ottawa.

McGuinty Gives Election Ultimatum

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.30.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Premier Dalton McGuinty says he won't consider any new spending suggestions for the budget, even if that means Ontario voters end up going ba...

Ontario Budget To Send Ripples Across Canada

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.26.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Credit agencies and the wider business community will be watching closely as Ontario's minority Liberals table a budget Tuesday that will ha...

The Biggest Story of 2011 for Me? The Historic Federal Election

John Laforet | Posted 02.25.2012 | Canada
John Laforet

For the first time since Confederation, the once mighty Liberal Party of Canada was neither the government or official opposition. Layton became the first New Democrat to be sworn in as Her Majesty's Official Leader of the Opposition, another historic moment brought to us by May 2nd's election.

The Biggest Story of 2011 for Me? Tory Majority!

David Gratzer | Posted 02.26.2012 | Canada Politics
David Gratzer

Stephen Harper suggested in 1997 that a non-Liberal party couldn't win the country and argued that the rules of the game needed to change. Lucky for him that he's better at campaigning than political prognosticating.