John Fraser

• Ontario legislature adjourns for summer, house leader says he’s hopeful for normal return

  Government house leader Paul Calandra expressed hope that when legislators return for the fall session on Sept. 13, life at Queen's Park will be back to normal.

  Politics

  Jun 3
• COVID-19: Ontario premier’s legislature absence questioned as #WhereIsDougFord trends on Twitter

  Questions were also raised about a $1,000-per-person Zoom fundraiser set to be hosted on Thursday by Premier Doug Ford. The Ontario PC Party later announced it's being postponed.

  Health

  Apr 20
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• Round up: Ontario Liberal Party leadership race

  Global News reached out to the two women and three men running with a  short series of questions about their campaigns.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2019
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• Ontario’s financial watchdog says deficit ‘was never $15 billion’ as Doug Ford previously claimed 

  "Policy decisions by both the current and previous governments contributed to the slow increase in revenues as well as the rise in spending last year."

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2019
• Ottawa-Vanier MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers resigns seat in Ontario legislature

  Des Rosiers' resignation is effective immediately and she will take up the position of Principal at Massey College starting Aug. 1. 

  Politics

  Jul 31, 2019
• Ontario integrity commissioner can’t publicly release outcome of possible appointments probe

  Interim Liberal leader John Fraser had asked the commissioner to review all public appointments under the Tory government.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2019
• Ontario Liberals vote against changing system for selecting new leader

  Members debated a proposal at their convention to use a one-member, one-vote system. It needed two-thirds support to pass, but only garnered 57 per cent of the votes.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2019
• Fedeli says Ontario to expand beer, wine to corner stores

  Vic Fedeli said Thursday that the Progressive Conservative government will make good on a pledge made during last spring's election to offer consumers more choice when it comes to where they can purchase booze.

  Mar 28, 2019
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• Ford government plan would make student fees to support accessibility on some campuses optional

  In January, Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Merrilee Fullerton announced what the government calls a "student choice initiative," a new fee model which allows students to choose what they want to pay for and how that money will be allocated.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2019
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• Watchdog to examine conflicting Ontario autism budget numbers

  The financial accountability office's probe, requested by a Liberal, will take several months.

  Politics

  Mar 6, 2019