Tag: Progressive Conservatives
Uncertain path ahead to next year’s Ontario election, experts say
TORONTO — With exactly one year until Ontario heads to the polls, experts and political observers say the cloud of uncertainty surrounding pandemic life...
Ontario won’t release report on cost of scrapped Hamilton light-rail line
TORONTO — Questions are mounting about the costs of Hamilton’s now cancelled light-rail transit line as the Progressive Conservative government said Tuesday it will not release a third-party study...
Ontario auditor general assesses green energy cancellation costs as reasonable
TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general has looked at the government’s $231 million estimate of the cost of cancelling green energy contracts and deemed it...
Ontario to open more pot stores in the new year, do...
TORONTO — Ontario’s cannabis retail system will be expanded in the new year as more stores will be opened to increase competition and combat the black...
Ontario government to provide annual fall economic statement today
TORONTO — Ontario is releasing its fall economic statement this afternoon amid concerns of potential cuts.
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have said the key fiscal update will detail...
‘Putting out a fire you set:’ critics wary of Tories’ reduced...
TORONTO — Ontario’s 2019-20 deficit will be lower than the $10.3 billion the Progressive Conservative government projected in their spring budget, Finance Minister Rod...
Ontario restricting cellphone use in classrooms starting in November
TORONTO — Ontario will be restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms starting in November.
The government had originally announced the ban earlier in the...
Needs-based autism program coming for Ontario kids, minister says
TORONTO — Ontario will establish a needs-based program for autistic children, the government said Monday, firmly reversing course on a revamp that drew months of backlash from...
