Ontario has passed a motion to skip public hearings for legislation that would allow hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be transferred to a home without their consent. Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra has said the legislation will free up badly needed acute care beds in hospitals. It would allow hospital patients to be moved…
Ontario Passes Motion to Skip Public Hearings on Long-Term Care Legislation
If the Canadian Left Purports to Support the Working Class, Why Didn’t They Support Trucker Convoys?
Since the 1900s, the coming together of workers in a powerful way in order to demand greater rights has been seen as a positive thing by “the Left.” This includes the right to work, as reflected in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms “to pursue the gaining of a livelihood…” The Dominion Labor Party,…
Freeland Says Feds ‘Working Hard’ to Deliver Dental Plan as NDP Threatens to Pull Out of Deal
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says her government is doing its best to deliver on a promise to introduce a national dental care plan after the NDP threatened to reverse its pledge to keep the Liberals in power if a plan isn’t in place before year-end. “Providing dental care to children and families earning less…
Former Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Announces Bid for Hamilton Mayor
Andrea Horwath, who helmed Ontario’s NDP for more than a decade before stepping down last month, announced a plan Tuesday to run for mayor in her hometown of Hamilton. Horwath said she thought long and hard about her decision and will be leaving her provincial seat to run in the October municipal election. “I really…
Ontario NDP Names Longtime Toronto Caucus Member Peter Tabuns as Interim Leader
A longtime Toronto legislator has been named interim leader of Ontario’s New Democrats as the Official Opposition party gears up for a leadership contest. Peter Tabuns was elected to the role by the NDP’s provincial council, the party announced on Tuesday. It said more details would come later about the timeline and rules of the…
Ontario NDP to Name Interim Leader, Set Leadership Contest Rules
Ontario’s NDP is set to name an interim leader later today to replace Andrea Horwath and the party is expected to select a longtime Toronto caucus member. Party sources say the caucus recommended Peter Tabuns, who has represented the riding of Toronto-Danforth since 2006 and who has served as critic for various portfolios, including energy…
Actions to Ease Cost-of-Living Crisis Make Bank of Canada’s Job Harder, Say Analysts
June 15, 2022
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News Analysis As Canadians struggle with record gas prices and rising food costs, the Liberal government is under pressure from the Conservatives and NDP to ease the cost-of-living crisis. But analysts say neither of those parties’ proposals nor the government’s actions are anything other than stop-gap measures, which don’t deal with the underlying problems. They…
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Steps Down as Tories Secure Majority
Andrea Horwath is stepping down as leader of the Ontario New Democrats despite the party regaining Official Opposition status. In an emotional speech, Horwath said it was time for her to pass the torch. “My commitment to you is never going to waver and I’m going to keep working to earn your confidence each and…
2015 Federal Liberals Moved From Third Place to Government; Can 2022 Ontario Liberals Recover?
Provincial Liberals have drifted to irrelevance in some provinces, such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, and in Manitoba they hold just three seats. But in Ontario, despite falling from the party forming government to third place in 2018, some observers say it’s a different story. “The Liberal brand is very strong in Ontario. After all, they’re…
Liberals, NDP Vote to Compel Final Hours of Debate on Fall Economic Statement
The fall economic statement is expected to pass Wednesday after the Liberals and NDP voted to force the final few hours of debate required on the bill. The motion to push C-8 to its conclusion passed about 12 hours after the two parties also voted to pass a Liberal motion making it easier to push…
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