Andrea Horwath

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Hamilton is the only municipality in the province to demand Doug Ford’s government follow through on 15 recommendations from the auditor general, including the return of Greenbelt lands that were removed. File photo by Cole Burston

Hamilton considers legal action against Ford government over Greenbelt land removal

City council has asked legal experts to assess the possibility of initiating a judicial review of the Ford government's decision to build housing on some of the formerly protected land.

By Abdul Matin Sarfraz | News | September 14th 2023

Money is still available for health care despite downward economic trend: associate finance minister

Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | January 25th 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, arrive at the Hamilton Convention Centre, in Hamilton, Ont., ahead of the Liberal Cabinet retreat, on Jan. 23, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press

Federal cabinet expected to update public on passport backlogs

The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | January 24th 2023

A supporter of Doug Ford at the premier's election night victory party. Photo by: Laura Proctor

Doug Ford's resounding win cost the Liberals and NDP their leaders. Now what?

To be fair to both Del Duca and Horwath, however, Ford was always going to be hard to beat.

Opinion

By Supriya Dwivedi | Opinion | June 3rd 2022

Ontario PC Party Leader Doug Ford and his wife Karla Ford react as they watch the early provincial election results start to appear in Toronto on Thursday June 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives cruise to second Ontario election win

Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives sailed to a second majority government Thursday.

By Allison Jones | News, Politics | June 2nd 2022

Photos by Nick Iwanyshyn / Canada's National Observer

How Ontario politicians are connecting with young voters this election

A recent survey commissioned by voter mobilization group Future Majority found young Ontario voters are concerned about affordable housing, mental health and climate change.

By Camilla Bains | Analysis, Politics | June 1st 2022

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is joined by supporters in his home riding of Etobicoke North during the PC Campaign Kickoff Rally on May 4, 2022. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn / Canada's National Observer

Doug Ford lowered Ontario’s expectations

Ontario seems to have forgotten who Doug Ford was going into the pandemic, writes columnist Max Fawcett. That collective amnesia could propel him to election victory.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | June 1st 2022

Doug Ford goes to NDP land

An airplane hangar is a very large place, one that is difficult to fill with people, and even more difficult to have appear full with only a couple hundred of them. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford closed out Thursday with a rally “to get it done” at a CargoJet hangar that abuts the airport in Hamilton, a traditionally labour-minded town and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath’s home turf.

By Jessica McDiarmid | News, New News | May 27th 2022

Ontario NDP's Andrea Horwath struggles to hold the line

Andrea Horwath is now in her 13th year as Ontario NDP leader, but 2018’s orange wave seems to be receding, and fast.

By Luke Ottenhof | News, Politics | May 24th 2022

Doug Ford says he wants '100%' clean energy — but how?

Premier Doug Ford said Monday he wants Ontario's energy grid to be "100 per cent" clean. Emissions are expected to triple in the next eight years as his government phases in natural gas plants.

By Jessica McDiarmid | News, Politics | May 17th 2022

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