Stephen Blais won Orléans for the Ontario Liberal Party, while Lucille Collard took Ottawa-Vanier.

Protesters waving flags and placards filled the streets outside of a convention centre in Niagara Falls where the Tory policy gathering is taking place to begin development of Premier Doug Ford's re-election platform.

The letter comes at a time when Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario PC Party are trying to convey an image of unity in the face of a growing backlash to government policy.

Amanda Simard, who represents the eastern Ontario riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, left the Ontario PC caucus in November 2018

Government House Leader Paul Calandra says the changes will include enhanced conflict of interest assessments and referral of some appointments to the integrity commissioner for review.

Sylvia Jones says the bill - dubbed the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act - will include a number of new criminal offences that prohibit animal cruelty.

The proposed loosened alcohol restrictions are among dozens of measures in a bill tabled today to ease red tape and regulations.

Stephen Lecce says the government will scale the funded average class sizes back to 25 from the 28 it has been proposing for months.

Mike Schreiner says the process should include the need for merit-based selection, which the current system does not spell out except for adjudicative tribunals appointments.

Amin Massoudi has been appointed as Ford's principal secretary, a role that has been vacant since January.