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Ontario Election

Harper's Chief Of Staff Holds Fundraiser For Hudak Candidate

The Globe and Mail | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada Politics

The senior Harper aide who authored a missive to Conservative MPs discouraging their participation in provincial election campaigns has turned around ...

Why I Quit My Job to Focus on Canadian Health Care

Dianne Carmichael | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada
Dianne Carmichael

I didn't do quit my job because I was bored and wanted to find myself. This was not Eat, Pray, Love. I did it because I had an epiphany about our health care system. It was an epiphany that came at a time of profound sadness -- while sitting in a Toronto hospital watching my father die.

Bill Davis Steals The Show At Hudak Rally

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada Politics

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Days spent watching television, playing poker and lifting weights are over for prisoners in Ontario jails if the Progressive Conservat...

The Magical Hands Of Dalton McGuinty

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - For a premier who's known for his even temper, Dalton McGuinty was so animated during Tuesday's Ontario leaders debate that his hands may ha...

Analysis: Debate Yields No Clear Winners

CBC | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada

There was no knockout blow, no decisive victor and very few spirited exchanges in Tuesday night’s Ontario leaders’ debate. ...

Will Tonight's Debate Be McGuinty's Game-Changer?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Jason Lietaer (PC): Dalton Mcguinty's trying to make a difficult case: that things are going to get tougher and you need the same guy to continue. Do you think McGuinty did a good job under tough circumstances? Vote for McGuinty. If you think that his tax increases, high hydro rates and waste made a bad situation worse? Vote for one of the other options.

Jobs And Taxes Dominate Ontario Leaders Debate

CP | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Jobs and taxes have dominated the Ontario pre-election debate, with the opposition leaders coming down hard on Premier Dalton McGuinty and N...

Twitter Reacts To Ontario Leaders' Debate

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada Politics

The debate is set to air Tuesday night from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm ET on CBC, TVO, CTV, Sun News and Global. With the election falling soon after on Oc...

Ontario Leaders' Debate Could Have 'Big Influence'

CP | Romina Maurino, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario voters get their only chance to see the leaders of the three main political parties at the same time during tonight's televised deba...

PHOTOS: Catch Up On The Ontario Campaign Before You Vote

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics

If you haven't paid much attention to the Ontario election campaign so far but want to know what's been happening before you vote, here are some of th...

Liberals In A 'Messy' Two-Front Campaign

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - The campaign day was just hours old Monday when the Liberal war room fired off two salvos at the NDP and another at the Tories, highlighting...

MP Accused Of Misusing Commons Funds

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada

OTTAWA - A federal New Democrat is being accused of using parliamentary resources to stump for a candidate running in the Ontario provincial election....

Is Andrea Horwath the Only Adult in the Room?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Heather Fraser (NDP): The challenge for all the leaders in tomorrow's debate is to get past the cameras and the political score cards and actually connect with voters. And if Ms. Horwath comes off as the adult in the room I won't be surprised or bothered because being premier requires adult behaviour.

Ontario Health Care: More Money for Longer Wait Lists

David Gratzer | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada
David Gratzer

Over a million Ontarians lack a family doctor. While boosting funding may result in some more GP visits to people in major cities, the reality is this: the doctor shortage is pathetically real and many Ontarians -- too many Ontarians -- lack the most basic access to primary care.

McGuinty Won't Say What Scrapping Gas Plant Will Cost

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty refused Monday to put a price tag on his late-in-the-game pledge to scrap a gas-fired power plant, as he was...

Ontario Leaders Prepare For Crucial Debate

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The in-person showdown that will be Tuesday's televised party leaders debate could prove the tipping point as Ontario heads into the final s...

The Ontario NDP's Financial Blueprint

CP | Romina Maurino, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's New Democrats released their financial blueprint containing a $2-billion contingency fund on Sunday as they positioned themselves ...

Politics, College Sports Now Completely Monetized by Broadcasters

Bill Mann | Posted 11.24.2011 | Canada
Bill Mann

TV money has turned our government into a rancorous, partisan, poisonous money machine. It's turned our campuses into farm teams and training camps for the pros. It's wonderful what our media and broadcasters have wrought.

Hudak And McGuinty Take A Day Off Campaign Trail

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Day 18 of the Ontario provincial election campaign sees two of the leaders taking the day off from stumping for votes.Liberal Leader Dalton ...

Can Ontario's Liberals Turn Their Campaign Around?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Heather Fraser (NDP): Who has a message that will motivate voters to go to the polls? Which party has a machine that can help deliver the vote? And which ridings have close races where the outcome really is decided by those who show up? If I were in the Liberal headquarters, I'd be worried.

Hudak Charges McGuinty With Keeping Parents In Dark On Sex-Ed

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - As the Ontario election campaign moved into the final two weeks Friday, Dalton McGuinty, the self-proclaimed education premier, was accused ...

Ontario's Ballot Box Question: Future of the Green Energy Act

John Laforet | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada
John Laforet

The Green Energy Act is an issue that has been festering in rural Ontario communities for years. The Liberals are campaigning in defence of their Green Energy Act, while the opposition has centred around three key issues: health and environmental impacts, process issues around decision making and the economics of the feed-in-tariff program.

Time for Ontario Conservatives to Attack

Gerry Nicholls | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada
Gerry Nicholls

Simply put, voters just don't know Tim Hudak. If you don't assign yourself a role in the play, you leave the door open for others to assign one for you. Liberals are defining the PC leader as a Tea Party-loving, immigrant-hating, right-wing extremist, who will gut our health care and shut down our public schools.

Protester Mocks McGuinty With Chicken Over Northern Debate

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada Politics

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Ontario's opposition leaders wasted no time slamming Premier Dalton McGuinty for skipping Friday's leaders' debate on northern iss...

Ontario Green Vote Projected to Drop

Andrew Reeves | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada
Andrew Reeves

Why bother to vote Green if the Liberal Premier is already acting on green initiatives? Because Green voters should not forget this: McGuinty may dress in green clothing when it's in style, but that may not reflect who he is.