Apr 4, 2018
Doug Ford wants to make Ontario great again
Krystalline Kraus
On Saturday, March 10, 2018, Doug Ford -- brother of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford -- won his bid to become the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.
Apr 4, 2018 Doug Ford wants to make Ontario great againKrystalline Kraus On Saturday, March 10, 2018, Doug Ford -- brother of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford -- won his bid to become the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives. |
Mar 6, 2018 Hydro One privatization is the reason voters distrust Kathleen WynneOntario Hydro was a public undertaking funded by the public that returned benefits to all. You can't sell it, you can only swipe it and hand it over, as Kathleen Wynne did. |
Oct 30, 2014 Toronto election results reveal a polarized cityDr. Kara Santokie The Ford era is over for Toronto (for now). But as bleary-eyed Torontonians return to reality, what are they really waking up to? |
Jun 13, 2014 No love lost between newly elected Wynne and PM HarperKarl Nerenberg The areas of tension between Ontario and the federal government are numerous: equalization, debt and deficits, pensions and refugees and much more. |
Jun 13, 2014 Ontario election: OK, that didn't really work … can we get back to being New Democrats now?David J. Climenhaga All the New Democrats really had to do to have a chance to win the government of Ontario was act like New Democrats. |
Jun 9, 2014 Fear of Hudak may tip Ontario election to WynneGeoff Stevens Someone will win on Thursday, although it can be argued that no one deserves to win. Liberals hope that fear will trump loathing. |
Jun 2, 2014 'Likely' voters crucial as crunch time in Ontario election nearsGeoff Stevens Tuesday's leaders' debate could change the course of what's left of the campaign, as many voters finally tune in to evaluate the leaders and their parties. |
May 28, 2014 ![]() What's missing in election commitments to stoke Ontario's Ring of Fire?Ontario's political leaders have been circling the potential mining developments known as the Ring of Fire during the 2014 election campaign. Here's a breakdown of the different platforms. |
May 24, 2014 Andrea Horwath, the Left, and the unintended consequences of strategic votingAlice Funke Popular political blog Pundit's Guide responds to left-wing critics of Andrea Horwath, raising the spectre of strategic voting. |
May 23, 2014 The practical results of voting symbolicallyThe act of voting is less simple than it seems. People are quite able to vote or act against what seem like their "real" interests in order to take a symbolic stand. |
May 20, 2014 Ontario election is an unpleasant, unpredictable affairGeoffrey Stevens Voters are disgusted with all the options, and pollsters are bewildered and chasing their tails. With the electorate so uncertain, the leaders' debate on June 3 assumes unprecedented importance. |
May 12, 2014 ![]() Hudak's job-killing plan will dismember the economyTim Hudak's plan to eliminate 100,000 jobs in the public sector will dismember the Ontario economy and sets the scene to drive the province into another recession. |
Mar 21, 2014 The political fight for Ontario's middle classTrish Hennessy With election fever mounting in Ontario, the political field is quickly crowding around the middle of the income spectrum. And unsurprisingly, low taxes are dominating the list of enticements. |
May 21, 2013 Ontario election off the table: NDP agrees to support Kathleen Wynne's budgetrabble staff Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath held a press conference Tuesday to announce her support for the budget put forward by Ontario's Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne. |
Oct 10, 2011 After the Ontario electionGerry Caplan Don't be fooled by all the analysts. Dalton McGuinty is king of Ontario. Whether or not he finally gets the magic 54 seats required for a formal majority, the province is his. |
Oct 6, 2011 Its election day, Ontario! Don't let Sun media turn you off votingrabble staff It's election day in Ontario, and Sun media is doing what it can to grow voter apathy. Don't let them turn you off voting. |
Oct 5, 2011 Ontario's stimulating election platformsErin Weir A common refrain has been that all of Ontario's election platforms are unrealistic given a deteriorating economic outlook. We should evaluate how each party's platform would fare in a downturn. |
Oct 5, 2011 The 1985 Liberal-NDP Accord and the upcoming Ontario electionGerry Caplan This Ontario election sounds a lot like the scenario in 1985 that led to the unprecedented and never-repeated Accord -- capital A -- between David Peterson's Liberals and Bob Rae's NDP. |
Oct 4, 2011 Andrea Horwath: The rabble interviewMeg Borthwick Two days before Ontario's election, the NDP leader talks exclusively to rabble.ca about healthcare, the environment, those orange heels, and Bob Rae's legacy. |
Sep 30, 2011 Bill Davis and Progressive Conservatives from a bygone eraThe old Progressive Conservatives shared the zeitgeist of an earlier time. It involved a sense of the usefulness of government and the importance of some kind of social solidarity. |
Sep 29, 2011 CCPA comparison of three Ontario election platformsHugh Mackenzie of the CCPA has prepared a comprehensive comparison of the election platforms of the three major parties in Ontario's election. |
Sep 29, 2011 Progressive public policy in the Ontario electionAs we head to the polls in Ontario, the irony is that whenever lefties gather these days, someone asks whether it's the NDP or the Liberals who are the most progressive party running in this election. |
Sep 28, 2011 Tim Hudak's got a $10 billion hole and nothing to sayHugh Mackenzie If Tuesday's Ontario leader's debate was a poker game, the player with the biggest bluff to carry off was Conservative leader Tim Hudak. |
Sep 27, 2011 Canada's new role as tax haven for the richWhile Canada's reputation as a leading peacekeeping nation has taken a nosedive, we're punching above our weight on the international scene on a new front -- as a tax haven for the rich. |