Ontario politics

TORONTO — Marit Stiles officially became the new leader of the Ontario NDP on Saturday after a majority of party members voted in favour of the lone candidate. The party confirmed…
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A “parody” Doug Ford account has been verified on Twitter, complete with a blue checkmark. The Twitter account, with the handle @DougFord_ON, is one of the latest in a number of…
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Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown says, he will be seeking re-election in October’s municipal election Brown filed his papers in Brampton alongside his wife Genevieve…
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A timeline of the ups and downs in Patrick Brown’s political career: 1998: elected president of the Ontario PC Youth Association.2000: elected as city councillor in Barrie,…
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Doug Ford strikes a magnanimous tone. The Big Blue Collar Machine. Andrea Horwath and Steven Del Duca exit stage left. Alex Boutilier: It’s one thing to win a majority. It’s…
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Premier Doug Ford’s re-election Thursday evening was watched closely by federal Conservatives looking for lessons on how to bring their party back to power after three straight…
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Voting day in Ontario. Judgment day for the opposition leaders. Why has this campaign, in one of Canada’s provinces hardest hit by COVID-19, been such a snoozer? Alex Boutilier:…
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Has anything changed two weeks before election day? David Akin walks us through his numbers. Horwath, Schreiner get COVID-19. Alex Boutilier: Ontario’s 43rd general election is…
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The Ontario New Democrats are mapping out the road to forming a minority government with the backing of the Liberals and Green Party in a strategy that’s less directed at winning…
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Barrage of “opposition research” sees Del Duca turf candidates, Ford stick by Lecce. Del Duca finds a big old target on his back. Is this thing really about “affordability” or…
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