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  • Ford government divided over Speaker’s ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park
    Legislative assembly Speaker Ted Arnott recently banned the Arab headdress inside Queen’s Park and said people wearing it were making a political statement.
    Politics
    Apr 18
  • Gravy sent to Premier Doug Ford briefly shuts down Ontario government building
    Toronto police said they were called to Queen’s Park in downtown Toronto just after 11:30 a.m. after a suspicious package was found.
    Politics
    Apr 16
  • Victims, advocates call for changes to justice system and Ontario courts
    Delays in the court system are sparking renewed calls for more funding and resources. On Thursday, victims spoke out at Queen’s Park, calling for reforms to the justice system.
    Crime
    Mar 29
  • ‘Massive mistake’: Premier Ford rules out Ontario-wide fourplex policy
    Doug Ford said a province-wide fourplex policy is 'off the table' for his government after weeks of active discussions at Queen’s Park.
    Politics
    Mar 21
  • Roadblock cleared: Ontario’s Highway 413 moving forward after governments reach agreement
    An agreement between Ottawa and Queen's Park to allow the Ford government's signature Highway 413 project to proceed has been ratified by a federal judge.
    Politics
    Apr 15
  • ‘Backbone of this province’: Cities ask for financial help from Ontario government
    As the Ontario government's next budget looms, cities and towns continue to ask for more money, saying old funding formulas are leaving them cash-strapped.
    Canada
    Mar 24
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  • Ontario is changing what developers pay to build. Feds say it means ‘higher taxes’
    Tensions between the Ford and Trudeau governments are continuing on the housing file. Now, Ottawa says changes to development charges amount to higher taxes.
    Politics
    Apr 17
  • Ontario Liberals announce candidate for Milton byelection
    A byelection will take place in the Ontario town after the government's minister of red tape reduction stepped down to run federally for Piere Polievre's Conservative Party.
    Politics
    Mar 25
  • Ontario transportation minister pitches 24-hour work to speed up Gardiner construction
    Ontario's minister of transportation, who will soon be responsible for the Gardiner Expressway, is calling for 24-hour construction to speed up rehabilitation work on the route.
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  • Ontario Liberals push for policy allowing fourplexes as-of-right across province
    The Ontario Liberals are set to try and force the government's hand on four-unit homes in the province with the introduction of a bill to greenlight the policy.
    Politics
    Mar 19
  • Feds stand firm in Ontario housing battle: ‘They’re not going to receive this money’
    In early April the Trudeau government unveiled billions of dollars in funds for housing. It said the money would only flow if provinces met certain conditions.
    Politics
    Apr 12
  • Crombie refuses to weigh in on federal carbon tax
    Repeatedly pressed on the matter, Bonnie Crombie refused to comment on the federal carbon price but said the Ontario Liberals 'won't add additional tax burden to Ontarians.'
    Politics
    Mar 19
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  • ‘His own gravy train’: Cost of staffing Doug Ford’s office more than double Kathleen Wynne’s
    The size and cost of the premier's office under Ontario Premier Doug Ford has expanded significantly since the premier took over, far outpacing spending under the Liberals.
    Canada
    Apr 2
  • Search in Ontario for Indian Residential School burial sites continues
    The province has spent more than $65 million on a search for burial sites since mid-2021, when the remains of 215 children were found in Kamloops, British Columbia.
    Canada
    Mar 14
  • Byelections called in 2 Ontario ridings that could serve as key leadership tests
    Two byelections are pending in Ontario that will serve as the first test of the Ontario Liberals under new leader Bonnie Crombie. Polling shows one of the two is neck and neck.
    Politics
    Apr 3
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  • Ontario’s judges gain political independence after being appointed: Attorney General
    The Ford government has faced criticism after Premier Doug Ford declared a desire to appoint more like-minded judges to the Ontario Court of Justice.
    Canada
    Mar 4
  • Guilbeault defends carbon pricing as more provincial Liberals voice concern
    The Ontario Liberal leader says that if elected she won't have a province-wide carbon price, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre raises a motion to stop the April 1 increase.
    Canada
    Mar 19
  • Ford’s Conservative government failing vulnerable Indigenous youth: Ontario NDP
    The Ontario NDP blasted the Ford government Tuesday, suggesting it is failing to protect vulnerable Indigenous youth in the province.
    Politics
    Mar 5
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  • Criticism from Ontario legal community continues over ‘like-minded’ judges comments
    The attorney general has faced repeated questions about the government’s perceived politicization of the judicial system after comments made by Premier Doug Ford.
    Politics
    Mar 5
  • Tensions between Ontario, federal governments flare on affordable housing
    The Ford and Trudeau governments are at odds over their plans to provide affordable housing, with the federal government threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars.
    Politics
    Mar 23
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