Tag Archives: ontario politics

Ontario budget must not be a blank cheque for Liberal spending, can’t have new road tolls: NDP

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jack

TORONTO — The New Democrats want Ontario’s Liberal government to drop plans announced in the budget to add tolls to existing high-occupancy vehicle lanes, at least until it closes corporate tax loopholes. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the Liberals plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured | Tagged , | 1 Comment

McParland: Ontario Liberals pay the price for delivering NDP ransom as Andrea Horwath asks for even more (1)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Jack

The first thing the police will tell you when you report that your aged granny has been kidnapped is: Don’t pay the ransom. Because once you agree, the price will just increase. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is discovering this basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Opinion | Tagged , | Comments Off

Stinson: How Ontario can make more money AND improve alcohol selection in the province

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jack

On a trip to France last year, I sampled some wine in a friendly vintner’s musty cellar. It was excellent, and I asked if I would be able to find it in Ontario. A sour look came over his face. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Opinion | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Gurney: Ontario’s new transportation minister steps into the Metrolinx minefield

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jack

Politicians who like to speak sometimes get in trouble for saying too much. This is something that Ontario’s recently installed Minister of Transportation, Glen Murray, ought to keep in mind. Mr. Murray, a former Winnipeg mayor, caused a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Opinion | Tagged , , | Comments Off

McParland: It’s never too late to see the back of Dalton McGuinty (2)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jack

Eighteen months ago, when he was in the midst of a general election his Liberals were in danger of losing, Ontario’s then-Premier Dalton McGuinty visited the National Post’s editorial board to deflect questions about his record. It was, and remains, … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

McParland: Unaccustomed to winning, Ontario NDP is left unnerved by victory over the Liberals

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jack

Welcome to the crazy, confusing world of the New Democratic Party of Ontario. Ontario NDPers have so much godliness to keep in balance it’s a wonder they can function at all. Consider the conundrum facing poor NDP leader Andrea Horwath. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Opinion | Tagged , | Comments Off

Stinson: Tim Hudak back on sidelines, still waiting for Ontario Liberals to fall

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jack

The little North York hotel conference room where Tim Hudak gave a brief address to a handful of reporters on Friday afternoon was only 20 kilometres from Queen’s Park. But Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader might as well have been in … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Ontario Budget packed with proposals to woo NDP, but Horwath will ‘talk to Ontarians’ before deciding on support (6)

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jack

TORONTO — Kathleen Wynne’s fledgling government packed its budget with proposals designed to woo the NDP, but kingmaker Andrea Horwath says she will “talk to Ontarians” before deciding whether to topple the Liberal minority government. The Liberals did meet many … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Stinson: Kathleen Wynne hoping voters pin blame for cancelled power plant costs on Dalton McGuinty

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jack

Kathleen Wynne insists that she didn’t know. For 90 minutes, minus the time she was deftly addressing the muffin-soft questions lovingly served up by Liberal members of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, the Premier said in many different ways that … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Batra: Supporting Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals could backfire on NDP Leader Andrea Horwath

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jack

There is a political battle heating up, and no it is not the Ford brothers taking on TTC Chair Karen Stintz for the umpteenth time on transit funding. This is a fight the likes of which Ontario has never seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured | Tagged , | Comments Off

Stinson: Can the Ontario government save money without putting its NDP support at grave risk?

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Jack

A rule of thumb for any time a member of the opposition rises in the Ontario legislature to ask a question of a government member: The answer is no. Except, that is, in recent weeks, specifically when an NDP MPP … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Opinion | Tagged , | Comments Off