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Ontario Gas Plants

I Didn't Know!

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.23.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The governing Liberals estimated a worst-case scenario early last year of $900 million in costs to scrap two gas plants in Oakville and Miss...

Apology 'Too Little, Too Late': Tories

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - A formal apology from Premier Kathleen Wynne for the $585 million spent to cancel gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga was called "too lit...

My Decision, McGuinty Says

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO, Cananda - There were no apologies Tuesday as former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty admitted he did not know what it would cost when he made ...

Don't Look At Me!

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The Ontario Power Authority keeps changing the estimated cost for cancelling a gas plant in Oakville, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday as...

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 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 Liberal Compares This To Gas Plants Cancellation

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.18.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's Liberal government on Thursday compared its move to cancel gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga with the United States' decision...

Ontario Liberal Numbers Off By $85 Million: Auditor General

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.15.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's Liberal government knew it cost a lot more than $190 million to scrap a partially-built gas plant in Mississauga but "lied" to the...

Hazel Tears Strip Off Liberals

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

TORONTO - Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion took all three parties to the woodshed Thursday over the cancellation of a gas plant in her city, slamming...

Ontario Tories Back At It

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

TORONTO - The controversy surrounding cancelled gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga that tied up all business at the Ontario legislature last fall ...

Gas Plants Inquiry Too Expensive: Wynne

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.02.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The NDP's demand for a public inquiry into the Liberal government's decision to cancel power plants in Oakville and Mississauga would cost t...

Dalton McGuinty Resigns as Ontario Liberal Leader

J.J. McCullough | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Politics
J.J. McCullough

2012-04-27-mediabitesreal.jpg I'm not sure if mankind has yet devised a unit of measurement large enough to quantify the volume of editorials about the life, times, and future of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty that have flooded the Canadian press in the aftermath of his unexpected Monday resignation. It's almost enough to make one pine for the pine for the cautious restraint of Justinmania.

'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...

Dalton McGuinty Resigns, Shuts Down Legislature

Benjamin Trister | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Politics
Benjamin Trister

We take it for granted that we live in a democracy. That label for our political system is, however, no longer accurate. Premier Dalton McGuinty's decision to shut down the Ontario legislature until his successor is chosen (whenever that might be) is further evidence that our democracy is under constant threat, more so in fact by the powerful than by terrorists. McGuinty has employed the same tactic Harper used a few years ago, presumably to stop the opposition from further investigating the Liberals' roles in the Ornge affair and gas plant closures as well as possibly censuring one of his cabinet ministers. Has the Premier also forgotten how to walk and chew gum at the same time?

McGuinty Was a Premier Who Understood Immigrants

Abubakar Kasim | Posted 12.16.2012 | Canada Politics
Abubakar Kasim

I got the chance to meet Dalton McGuinty in person on several occasions especially at the International Muslim Organization of Toronto, which is one of the largest Muslim centers and it is the hub of different ethnic communities from Muslim countries. He kept repeating himself that he was the son of immigrant whose ancestors came to this country as everyone else -- looking for hope and a decent life.

Dalton McGuinty Resigns, Will He Step into Federal Politics?

Raymond Heard | Posted 12.15.2012 | Canada Politics
Raymond Heard

A bright outcome of Dalton McGuinty's decision to retire could be that he's persuaded to run for the leader of the federal Liberals. In my view, only a McGuinty candidacy could halt the Justin Trudeau bandwagon in an election next spring open to anyone in Canada. Like him or not, McGuinty has actually managed a huge enterprise, Canada's biggest province, whereas the biggest thing Mr. Trudeau has managed is a high school drama class and -- or so he insists -- a Twitter site with some 160,000 fans.

Alberta Premier Reacts To Ontario Premier's Resignation

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.15.2012 | Canada Alberta

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has resigned as the premier and leader of the Liberal party, amid a scandal over cancelled power plants in Oakville an...

Twitter Reacts To McGuinty's Surprise Resignation

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.15.2012 | Canada Politics

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has quit his job unexpectedly. McGuinty made the announcement he is stepping down at an emergency caucus meeting at...

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Resigns Unexpectedly

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.16.2012 | Canada Politics

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has resigned amid a scandal over cancelled power plants in Oakville and Mississauga. McGuinty made the announcement...

'An Orchestrated Cover Up'

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.14.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty and senior Liberal cabinet ministers "lied" to the legislature when they repeatedly said all documents on cancelled ...

Nothing Is Getting Done In Ontario

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The Progressive Conservatives are keeping alive a contempt motion that has brought all other business at the Ontario legislature to a halt.T...

McGuinty Risks Contempt Of Parliament Vote

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.14.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - A fight between Ontario's Liberal government and the opposition parties over two cancelled power plants escalated Friday when Premier Dalton...

Ontario Liberals Scramble To Avoid Contempt Vote

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.13.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Energy Minister Chris Bentley said Thursday he would comply with a Speaker's ruling to release all documents on two cancelled electricity ge...