Ontario Liberals

• Former Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa set to run in federal byelection

  The Liberal Party of Canada announced on Saturday that Charles Sousa, former provincial minister of finance, will contest the Mississauga–Lakeshore byelection.

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  Nov 5
  
• Months after provincial loss, Steven Del Duca makes a political comeback

  The stars also aligned when outgoing mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua announced in June that he wouldn't seek re-election and later endorsed Del Duca for the job.

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  Oct 29
  
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• Elections Ontario finds ‘apparent contravention’ of election rules by former Liberal candidate

  In a letter to the Ontario NDP, Elections Ontario said an investigation determined 'there has been an apparent contravention' of the Elections Act.

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  Sep 22
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• Ontario legislature returns amid health staffing crisis, high inflation

  The premier is expected to acknowledge the health-care and economic pressures, but it's unclear if any new measures will be added to the budget or throne speech to deal with them.

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  Aug 7
• Ontario Liberal caucus selects John Fraser to serve as party’s interim leader

  In a press release Monday, the Ontario Liberal Caucus said Fraser -- MPP for Ottawa South -- was "unanimously selected" by the caucus.

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  Jul 25
• Ontario opposition calls on government to boost health spending in light of ER closures

  Premier Doug Ford is in Victoria, B.C., this week, where Canada's premiers have called on the federal government to increase their share of health-care spending.

  Health

  Jul 12
• Caucus members, mayor, businessman and MP ponder Ontario Liberal leadership bids

  Ontario's Liberal caucus will return to the provincial legislature with eight members, one more seat than before the June vote but still not enough to earn official party status.

  Politics

  Jul 8
• Ontario NDP, Liberals call for plan on expanded 4th COVID vaccine shots

  Interim Leader Peter Tabuns says details are needed now that a federal immunization panel is recommending the shots and Quebec has moved ahead with fourth doses for all adults.

  Health

  Jul 4
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• Did young voters turn up in the Ontario election?

  Unlike Elections Canada, the provincial election authority doesn't publish or provide data on voter turnout by age.

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  Jun 8
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• Ontario election result prompts renewed calls for electoral reform

  Of the 43 per cent of eligible Ontarians who participated in the June 2 election, 40 per cent voted for the Progressive Conservatives, handing the party 83 legislative seats.

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  Jun 7