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This Week in Ontario – And They’re Off!
Political excitement at the federal level may have evaporated faster than water in downtown Toronto, but the provincial scene is still very much alive this summer across Ontario. Among this week’s highlights: 1. The Liberals scored a big endorsement from David Suzuki, whose foundation criticized the Ontario NDP last week. 2. The NDP played up […]
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Hidden Agenda?
The Ontario Tories bared more than their…uhh…private members…this weekend, releasing their election platform (summarized by CP here). I’ve always been a fan of parties releasing their platforms early – it gives you time to define yourself, and show voters what you stand for. Which in Tim Hudak’s case, seems to be largely what Dalton McGuinty […]
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And They’re Off
And, with that, the starting gun has sounded for the 2011 Ontario Election: Liberals to cut hydro bills by 10 per cent The Liberal government will cut Ontarians’ hydro bills by 10 per cent starting on Jan. 1, the Star has learned. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan, bolstered by a $1 billion reduction in the provincial […]