Provincial Liberals have drifted to irrelevance in some provinces, such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, and in Manitoba they hold just three seats. But in Ontario, despite falling from the party forming government to third place in 2018, some observers say it’s a different story. “The Liberal brand is very strong in Ontario. After all, they’re…

The next Ontario election leaders’ debate will be hosted on Monday night, this time in the provincial capital, Toronto, ahead of the June 2 election. The debate, taking place at the TVO Broadcast Centre, will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST, and moderated by TVO’s Steve Paikin and Toronto Star’s Althia Raj. In…

With rampant inflation and high fuel prices, the party with policies closest to addressing the realities of rising affordability issues will triumph in the upcoming Ontario election, says former Liberal MP Dan McTeague. McTeague, now president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, said that the pocketbook issues have become “extraordinarily important” and “extraordinarily pressing” for all…

With rampant inflation and high fuel prices, the party with policies closest to addressing the realities of rising affordability issues will triumph in the upcoming Ontario election, says president of Canadians for Affordable Energy Dan McTeague. McTeague, a former Liberal MP, said pocketbook issues have become “extraordinarily important” and “extraordinarily pressing” for all levels of government…

Some Ontario political science experts say the recent provincial budget presented by Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives was geared to score a victory in the June 2 election and that it left his opposition with little to work with. The record $198.6 billion budget includes $185.2 billion of spending this fiscal year on bread-and-butter political…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell has accepted his advice to dissolve provincial parliament, and the election campaign will officially start on May 4. The Lieutenant Governor also called for writs for the election to be issued on May 4 and formally marked June 2 as the election date. Politicians have been unofficially campaigning…

The Ontario election campaign has kicked into gear with parties holding events, picking slogans, launching campaign ads, and presenting their candidates ahead of the June 2 vote. While incumbent Doug Ford’s main challenge will come from the left, new faces on the right could pull away traditional Ontario Progressive Conservative voters. Ford released a campaign…