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PREMIER WYNNE SAYS SHE’LL GO TO AN ELECTION OVER HER NDP-FRIENDLY BUDGET, WHILE CARP RAISES CONCERNS

Ontario’s premier says she’s ready to go to an election on her government’s first provincial budget if the New Democrats don’t approve it.  Kathleen Wynne said this morning on CP24, “we’re expecting that we will have a vote, but it … read more

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AUDITOR GENERAL’S GAS PLANT REPORT DUE MONDAY

Ontario taxpayers will soon find out how accurate the government was in estimating that its decision to cancel a gas-fired generating station in Mississauga cost 190 million dollars. Auditor General Jim McCarter reports on the project Monday. Construction was well … read more

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PREMIER WYNNE SUGGESTS SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT GAS PLANTS

Premier Kathleen Wynne says she would like to create a special committee dedicated solely to examining the controversy over the costly cancellation of two gas plants. The move is a win for the opposition parties who had asked for greater … read more

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ONTARIO FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS

Ontario’s finance minister is leaving Queen’s Park. Dwight Duncan has announced on twitter that he will resign as the MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh effective February 14th. Duncan has called a news conference for today to make the official announcement. Duncan supported … read more

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ONTARIO’S PREMIER-DESIGNATE BEGINS BUILDING HER TEAM

Kathleen Wynne will recall the legislature for February 19th. Ontario’s new Premier-designate is meeting with her transition team today to begin the process of putting a new face on the Liberal government. In a series of interviews this morning, Wynne … read more

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ONTARIO LIBERALS GATHER TO CHOOSE NEW PREMIER

Twenty-three hundred Liberal delegates are converging on Maple Leaf Gardens this weekend to elect a new Liberal leader and Premier of Ontario. Former Windsor MPP Sandra Pupatello has a narrow lead in delegate support over Don Valley West MPP Kathleen … read more

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ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADERSHIP HOPEFULS IN NO RUSH FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION

A week from today, Ontarians will have a new premier.  Liberals gather at Maple Leaf Gardens this weekend to choose a new leader to succeed Dalton McGuinty. The winner automatically becomes Premier. There’s been a lot of speculation that the change in … read more

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WYNNE AND PUPATELLO LEAD IN DELEGATE SELECTION

Kathleen Wynne and Sandra Pupatello are now the confirmed frontrunners in the competition to succeed outgoing Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Ontario Liberals spent the weekend voting for delegates who will make the final decision at a convention in Toronto the … read more

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ONTARIO TO ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR TEACHERS

The province will anounce this morning what it plans to do about the ongoing dispute with the province’s public school teachers. Education Minister Laurel Broten is expected to announce whether she will use the measures in Bill 115 to impose … read more

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DEADLINE NEARS TO ENTER RACE FOR ONTARIO PREMIER

Today is the last day for anyone wanting to replace Dalton McGuinty to register as a candidate in the Ontario Liberal leadership race. MPP Harindar Takhar became the seventh Liberal to enter the race. He resigned as Government Services Minister … read more

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