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Ontario Liberal MPP Stepanie Smyth, the party’s critic for ethics, integrity and accountability, reacted to news Thursday that the Progressive Conservative party spent $3,000 to have someone tail former Ontario Liberal party leader Bonnie Crombie to her vacation destination in Jamaica, just six days after she was selected leader. “He will do anything to stop...

Premier Doug Ford responded Thursday to reports Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives spent $3,000 to surveil Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie while on a trip to Jamaica, saying he wasn’t aware until recently and that he “doesn’t approve” of the party’s actions.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford hit back at Global News Journalist Colin D’Mello Tuesday, “predicting” the latter would join the provincial Liberal Party in response to whether Ford thought Ontarians were turning a page on him.

Liberals are one seat away from a majority as new Ipsos polling shows a growing lead over Conservatives. In an interview with Global News, Ipsos CEO Daryl Bricker said the party is in a ‘very good position’ as support rises in Ontario and Quebec ahead of key byelections. The NDP remains at historically low levels,...

During question period Tuesday, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre asked Prime Minister Mark Carney why the Liberal government is subsidizing foreign-made electric vehicles rather than cutting taxes on domestic vehicle production. Carney implored Poilievre to listen to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the head of the Auto Manufacturing Association who, he says, know his government’s...

The Ontario Liberals say Bonnie Crombie will immediately resign from her role as party leader rather than waiting for members to select her replacement. Colin D’Mello reports.

Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision last week to abruptly end ongoing trade negotiations with Canada. Trump’s decision came in response to an anti-tariff ad campaign run by the Ontario government across the U.S. “Carney approved the ad, and then he claimed after...

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is taking full responsibility for the party’s recent electoral loss ahead of a crucial vote to decide her political future, but insists that she is still the best candidate to take on Doug Ford in the next provincial election. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello previews the party’s...

As Ontario’s Liberal party prepares to call its third leadership race in five years, organizers are bracing for an internal battle over who should face Doug Ford in the next provincial election in 2029. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

In today’s This Week in Politics on “The Ben Mulroney Show”, Ben invites Regan Watts, Founder Fratton Park Inc. and former Senior aide to minister of finance Jim Flaherty, and Kiki Cekota, Senior Consultant, Public Affairs At Hill & Knowlton and former campaign worker for the Ontario and Federal Liberal party to join him in...

Since Canada’s last general election, scandal and controversy have led seven MPs to sit as independents, including former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould who resigned from Cabinet before being ousted from the Liberal caucus alongside Ontario MP Jane Philpott amid the SNC-Lavalin case. Wilson-Raybould and Philpott confirmed earlier this year they’d be running as independents in...

Doug Ford is the new leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party. And despite his strong disapproval rating, he may actually be a serious competitor to Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne in the June election. Mike Drolet reports.

Federal Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer said on Oct. 7 that there were no discussions between his team and the Ontario Conservatives regarding settling the CUPE bargaining for education workers, which ultimately led to no strike action. Scheer also said it “was quite disgusting” that Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau tried “to politicize” education, in...

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel his campaign event in Bolton, Ontario on Friday, after a large group of unruly anti-vaccine protesters showed up triggering security concerns. As Mike Le Couteur reports, party leaders are condemning the profanity-laced demonstration.

On this week’s Focus Ontario, growing concern here and around the world about the outbreak of coronavirus in China is Canada prepared? As teacher job action continues across the province, we’re looking at how we got here and how all this might end. Liberal leadership candidate Steven Del Duca explains his vision for rebuilding the...

On this week’s Focus Ontario, the impact of escalating job action by Ontario teacher unions – what Queen’s Park is offering parents caught in the crossfire. The Province creates new scholarships honouring those lost on flight 752. The first of the Ontario Liberal leadership candidates drops by with his vision for the future of the...

The Ontario Liberal Party will have a new Leader by Saturday. There are six candidates on the Ballot and voting is already underway on Friday at the International Centre in Mississauga. Alan Carter has more with what to expect.

Following his win to become the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, Steven Del Duca spoke to media on Saturday, where he criticized current Progressive Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford, saying his agenda is “reckless and incompetent.” Del Duca said although the last provincial election wasn’t a good outcome for his party, the Ontario...

A series of high-profile candidates are in the process of launching and exploring campaigns to lead the Ontario Liberal Party. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

It looks like a race to the finish with just two weeks until Ontario votes for premier. The NDP has tied things up with the PC Party, as the Liberals lag behind. Eric Sorensen reports.