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On this episode of Focus Ontario, fallout from the now-infamous Ronald Reagan ad, Ontario’s stance on federal bail reform legislation and the PCs walk back a controversial plan that could have ended rent control. 

Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives released their platform Monday, with three days until election day, and it contains $40 billion in promises plus a proposal to get rid of the minimum retail price for liquor. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello has the election latest.

The PCs have dropped a handful of points but remain out in front, according to exclusive Ontario election polling conducted for Global News. Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello explains.

The final full week of the campaign sees parties vying for positions. The Ontario Liberals and NDP are still fighting over who can defeat Doug Ford, while the PCs are avoiding public events. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

Ontario’s mayors are getting involved in the provincial election campaign like never before. Isaac Callan explains why some are backing the PCs and why others want a new approach to how Queen’s Park interacts with local government.

A poll conducted exclusively for Global News by Ipsos shows a large Progressive Conservative lead, with the Liberals and NDP far behind and close together. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

Now three weeks out from election day in Ontario, it was another busy day on the campaign trail. As Megan King reports, the day saw an endorsement for the PCs, a reinforced healthcare plan from the Liberals and some home-riding canvassing from the Greens.

Ontario’s minister of economic development and trade is back from Donald Trump’s inauguration after speaking with U.S. dignitaries about the looming threat of tariffs. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports

The official start to the Ontario election campaign is just weeks away and although the approval rating of the government remains strong, high inflation and the sixth wave of the pandemic may be causing vote support to dip. As Erica Vella reports, new Ipsos polling done exclusively for Global News shows the Liberals are now...

The PCs release a budget as a campaign document, while the NDP take the wraps off its campaign platform. Plus the latest census info shows a dramatic shift in demographics for older Canadians. All that and more on this week’s edition on Focus Ontario.

At the annual Manning Networking Conference held in Ottawa, Ontario Progressive Conservative party leadership candidate Christine Elliott said that if Patrick Brown can clear his name, he should be able to run for the party in the next election. Patrick Brown resigned as Ontario PC leader late last month after being accused of sexual misconduct.

Ontario PC Party Leader Doug Ford said Monday during a rally that the PCs were a united party and that unity is the Liberals’ ‘worst nightmare.’

A confident Doug Ford hit the campaign trail with one day to go in the area of Ontario that may just win him a majority government. Jamie Mauracher has more.

Progressive parties are focusing their attacks not just on the incumbent Progressive Conservatives but also against each other. As election day nears, and the PCs lead in polls, some suggest the real election campaign is taking place between the NDP and Liberals for second place. Matthew Bingley reports.

On the eve of the Ontario election, an Ipsos poll finds that province’s PCs pulling into majority territory over the NDP. But as Eric Sorensen reports, there’s a margin of volatility when a disgruntled electorate is unhappy with its options.

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.

An interesting race is unfolding for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, where PC MPP Steve Clark faces off against Liberal candidate and Brockville Mayor David Henderson.

The Ontario PCs have an early lead as results in the provincial election come in.

Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown said Saturday the party would make the “largest mental health commitment in Canadian provincial history” of $1.9 billion over 10 years.

After unveiling a plan that includes tax cuts for the middle class, child care refunds for low-income households and big dollars towards mental health services and transit, the PC Party is on the campaign trail drumming up support for June. As Shallima Maharaj reports, while leader Patrick Brown insists the numbers add up, there’s concern...