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Toronto Centre Liberal nomination ‘stinks of backroom politics,’ party members say
The Ontario Liberal Party is facing accusations that it shoehorned its preferred election candidate in Toronto Centre.
Read MoreCourt finds PC’s anti-carbon-tax gas-pump stickers unconstitutional
That may be the case after Ontario's Superior Court sided with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in ruling that the Ford government's mandatory anti-carbon-tax gas-pump sticker law is a form of "compelled speech" that violates the charter.
Read MoreFord’s summer tour makes frequent stops at PC-linked businesses
Since embarking on his summer tour in July, Premier Doug Ford has stopped at businesses big and small across the province — taking pictures, shaking hands and holding press conferences.
Read MoreBack-to-school ad blitz rankles opposition
Opposition critics want to pull the plug on the Ford government's new back-to-school advertising campaign, saying the cash could be better spent on the plan itself. Both the NDP and Liberals called it "propaganda."
Read MoreLiberal nominations go digital
The Grits are taking nomination contests digital amid Covid, Queen's Park Today has learned.
Read MorePost-Karahalios dispute leaves the Cambridge PC riding association ‘derecognized’
The Ontario PC riding association in Cambridge is fighting back after being "derecognized" by the party in the wake of Belinda Karahalios’s ouster from caucus.
Read MoreOntario’s deficit balloons to $38.5B thanks to Covid
This year's budget deficit is forecast to jump by $18 billion to a record-setting $38.5 billion because of the pandemic, nearly double what the PCs predicted back in March.
Read MoreOntario PC party ran a $1.9M deficit in 2019
Ontario's four sitting political parties have filed their annual financial returns for 2019, and some closed out the year in better financial shape than others.
Read MorePolitical fundraising drops off a cliff but NDP, Greens buck the trend
Ontario's main political parties put fundraising on the backburner during tough pandemic times, but they continue to rake in cash donations.
Read MoreLong-term care commission drops
The Ford government released details of its independent commission into Covid's impact in long-term care on Wednesday. But opposition critics say it isn't up to snuff when it comes to accountability and transparency, and stakeholders suggest it won't do much for what’s needed now or to brace for a second wave.
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