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Electricity prices to soar after four years, says secret Liberal cabinet document The average Ontario hydro bill will jump almost $10 a month in 2022 and soar to $195 by 2027 under the Liberal government’s hydro plan, according to a leaked cabinet document obtained by the Progressive Conservatives. |
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| A Liberal government led by a woman in BC, up for re-election after holding power for more than 15 years. Sound familiar? Randall White on whether there are lessons for Kathleen Wynne. |
| May 11, 2017 |
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| The Liberals are moving left as we near the 2018 election - a reprise of the last provincial and federal campaigns. Will it work a third time? Mahoney, Capobianco and Parkin debate. |
| May 10, 2017 |
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| This past Earth day, the planet surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) of CO2 in the atmosphere. Terri Chu laments that as long as polluting is cheap, it will continue unabated. |
| May 08, 2017 |
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| The Defence Minister is accused of lying when he described himself as "the architect" of a major offensive during Afghanistan war. Should he step down? Mahoney, Capobianco and Parkin debate. |
| May 03, 2017 |
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| Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne's approval ratings have plummeted a year ahead of next year's Ontario election. But not so fast, says Peter Shurman - don't count Wynne out yet. |
| April 28, 2017 |
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| Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Lindsay will be the pilot sites for the Basic Income Project for 4,000 lower-income people. Is it a good idea? Mahoney, Capobianco and Parkin on that. |
| April 27, 2017 |
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| If Ontario really does put Canada first, it has to be a big supporter of the new Canadian Free Trade Agreement scheduled to take effect July 1st. Randall White delves into the details. |
| April 22, 2017 |
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| It's been thrown around for everything from fat paycheques (read Bombardier) to tax credits for creating jobs. Brad James thinks it's time to give the old phrase a rest once and for all. |
| April 21, 2017 |
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| Finance Minister Charles Sousa is promising to act in the province's budget being brought down next week. What exactly should it do? Mahoney, Capobianco and Parkin on that. |
| April 19, 2017 |
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| Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go. But who should be the new leader? Mahoney, Capobianco and Parkin are in the ONW Salon. |
| April 12, 2017 |
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| A 20% border tax on imports into the U.S. is under hot debate among Republicans. What would such a tax do to Canada, coming on top of new NAFTA negotiations? Mahoney, Capobianco and Parkin debate. |
| April 05, 2017 |
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| Wynne's popularity has hit an all time low of 12% - just about rock bottom. Could the fact she is the first woman and openly gay Ontario Premier be working against her? Randall White explores. |
| April 04, 2017 |
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Ivison: Tories should stop politicking, support infrastructure bank Looking along the opposition benches during question period Thursday — from Conservatives to NDP, and back from NDP to Conservatives — it became impossible to tell one from the other. |
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Star: Liberals should restore right to citizenship hearing A federal judge has just given the Trudeau government the kick in the pants it apparently needs to get on with fixing a bad law left over from the Harper era. |
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Sun: Wynne Liberals can’t be trusted Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government wants you to believe its horrid treatment of Maureen, a 75-year-old woman who was the victim of a government test program gone awry, is an exception to the rule. |
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Ontario introduces hydro legislation to lower bills for 10 years Ten weeks after announcing a plan to lower hydro bills, the Liberal government has introduced its legislation to lower time-of-use rates, take the cost of low-income and rural support programs off bills, and introduce new social programs. |
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Tories hammer Wynne government over ‘shocking’ security concerns in Ontario’s probation system Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown grilled the Liberal government over safety concerns in the province’s probation and parole system. |
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Premier advocates shared schools Premier Kathleen Wynne is calling for greater co-operation among school boards amid growing concerns about school closures in many rural and Northern communities. |
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Wynne pushes Ring of Fire chiefs for decision on regional road Ontario Premier urges First Nations to come to an agreement as she readies for one-on-one discussions. |
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Canada Infrastructure Bank could fund high-speed rail in Alberta, Ontario Federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi Sohi says rail link between Calgary and Edmonton could be the type of project private investors would be interested in funding. |
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Post-stroke recovery patients confront Ontario health minister over need for treatment Months after a bill unanimously passed at Queen’s Park requiring the Ontario government to implement evidence-based treatments for those in need of post-stroke physiotherapy, patients unable to access treatments took their frustrations directly to the health minister. |
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Federal government creates panel to look into reopening prison farms in Kingston, Ont. The seven-member panel announced Thursday will provide advice on the merits of reopening farms at Collins Bay and Joyceville Institutions. |
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Trudeau taps career security official to head Canada's spy agency Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says David Vigneault will be the next head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. |
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UN agency wants Trudeau to push G7 on unaccompanied refugee children The United Nations children's agency is urging Justin Trudeau to press his fellow G7 leaders to do more to help vulnerable and isolated refugee children who face rampant sexual and physical abuse. |
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Trump trade czar now in place, wins Senate vote, sets up NAFTA process U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ready to start a major renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, now that his trade czar has achieved his long-awaited confirmation by the U.S. Senate. |
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Doctor who compared assisted dying to Holocaust won't chair request review A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to the Holocaust is no longer in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives. |
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Peacekeeping mission must start with exit strategy, military officials warn Making sure Canada's military has an exit strategy for its next peacekeeping mission is one of the main messages of an internal paper that military officials prepared last summer as they considered the challenges associated with the Liberal governments' promised return to international peacekeeping. |
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Bad hospital discharges among top complaints, Ontario watchdog finds New provincial patient Ombudsman, Christine Elliott, says other areas being monitored include wait times, overcrowding and remote access to care. |
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U.S. signing declaration supporting Paris accord is significant: Freeland Foreign Affairs Minister said it was important for all Arctic Council countries to acknowledge the Paris accord and the importance of fighting climate change. |
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York school board hires new interim education director following racism report The beleaguered York Region District School Board appointed an interim director of education Thursday to replace J. Philip Parappally — who left following a blistering report that found evidence of racism and favouritism within the board. |
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