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We've got a newish cabinet at Queen's Park. It's version 1.5 - not quite 2.0 considering how few changes we see around the table.One exception is the announcement of Michael Ford as Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism.The On The Le
All this talk about a Liberal-NDP merger in Ontario is utter nonsense. Why would the NDP waste any energy or time "merging" with the leaderless Liberals, when they're well positioned to stage a hostile takeover. A re-energized NDP could easil
The sleepiest of campaigns turned out to be one for the history books on a number of counts. First Doug Ford won a second majority in Ontario.Second, he won more seats in this election than he did in 2018.Third, he won more of the popula
Bob Reid at Broadway Strategy and Communications spent time advising Mike Harris when he sat in the Premier's chair in Ontario. What's it like for the leaders and the staffers on Election Day. The campaign is over. It's up to us to mark our b
The Toronto Star says Doug Ford broke their Fact Checker because, for the most part the far and few between statements he made between May 25 and May 29 stated uncheckable facts. To me, that means he's spent the bulk of what little time he's sp
Sabrina Nanji just gets on a roll over Steven Del Duca's prospects of winning his seat in Vaughan-Woodbridge when she falls off the internet! No injuries reported.But it speaks to the shift in media coverage at Queen's Park and on the campaig
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Before we get to the poll, we begin this edition of the Writ Race with a Friday FART JOKE! That's what the Ontario election campaign has come to with less than a week to go before Election Day on June 2. The Toronto Star's got its hands on AN
We are a week away from counting the final ballot tally that will determine who will sit in the Premier's Office in Ontario. And here's where we stand.Andrea Horwath is running to keep her job.Steven Del Duca is running to win his seat.
All agree Doug Ford's below-the-radar approach to this election campaign is working for him. All indications are, he'd have to stumble hard to be reduced to a minority government. But does the peek-a-boo strategy hurt when several communities w
Polling and seat projection numbers seem to be fluid, with less than 2 weeks to go before Election Day in Ontario.In three separate stories over the Victoria Day weekend, the Toronto Star says the Liberals could hold Ford Nation to a minority
It seems the United Conservative Party of Alberta's not all that united. Jason Kenney's spectacular fall from grace suggests the "big tent" approach is an unmitigated failure for conservatives in Alberta. And this is in Canada's conservative he
Local candidates from four of the six provincial ridings in Scarborough gathered on May 18th to highlight the social and economic issues that are unique to this community. Official census numbers put the population at nearly 630 thousand, but l
More than one in ten adults living in Scarborough Ontario, survive month to month on a welfare cheque or the Ontario Disability Support Program. That's estimated to be close to 60,000 people in Canada's largest urban centre. In and of itself, t
The Ontario Leaders' Debate did little to change much in the campaign except reinforce expectations.First, the format was a complete failure. Thanks to the media consortium, leaders' debates have been reduced to a complete waste of time. They
Had the chance to join Mark Twohey this past Friday on his nightly radio show - Ontario Votes - on Newstalk 1010. Trevor Mayoh and I were part of the Week in Review Roundtable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bet you didn't know that 16% of Scarborough's popluation relies on the Ontario Disability Support Program or an Ontario Works cheque every month. It's the highest level of "working poverty" in Canada.Scarborough is often neglected, if not ign
Pierre Poilievre may well be an unintended secret weapon for Ford Nation. National Post columnist Kelly McParland is of the opinion that "Pierre Poilievre is too big a risk to lead the Conservatives" McParland calls Poilievre's attack on Bank o
It's as if they've taken a few laps to get their legs and jockey for positioning and now the provincial parties in Ontario are preparing for the final lap bell to ring. The party leaders are all in debate prep mode and the dead gallop for the
Doug Ford was, well, Git 'er Done Doug, running to stay out of his own way.Andrea Horwath was running to be Leader of the Opposition.Steven Del Duca was running to be Premier.And everyone was wishing Mike Schreiner was the Premier.That
It's the Seinfeld election in Ontario. A campaign about NUTHIN'!There is no urgency, no call for change, no sense that any of the major parties speaks for Ontarians who are facing historic inflation rates at the pumps and in the grocery store
Not sure what happened in the party war rooms in the past few days, but all four major parties have committed to increasing the Ontario Disability Support Program. The increases would range from about $60 to nearly $1200 a month.@CityCynthia
Media, whether it be defined as conventional, traditional, terrestrial, digital, or social, has evolved at a breathtaking pacing over the past few years. And that evolution has forced or prompted new habits and behaviours among media and news c
If Andrea Horwath were paying attention, she would commit to reinstating the licence plate fees to pay for her dental care plan. That $120 per plate per year, 10 bucks a month! would be enough to pay for 5 years of that plan at $360 million per
Day one of the election campaign in Ontario was distracted by the abortion debate. Two weeks ago, the Liberals made headlines promising to ban handguns across the province.Neither issue is relevant in this campaign. But they consume editorial
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