Posts Filed Under: “ontario provincial election”

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Provincial Election Campaign Ignoring Affordable Housing Crisis

Ontario's largest non-profit housing advocate is concerned by campaign's focus on middle-income earners.

By Desmond Cole Jun. 9th, 3:45 pm

Whacking Whitney While Keeping Drew Out

Promises of coloured margarine, demonizing drink, and men of action in a gallery of past provincial election ads.

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 5th, 2:15 pm

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Historicist: Shuffling the Provincial Political Deck

One party got the boot. One party launched a dynasty. One party became the first to have female MPPs in its caucus. The tale of the 1943 Ontario election.

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 1st, 12:00 pm

All Haile Ontario’s First Female MPP Candidate

In a time when the right to vote was exclusively male, Margaret Haile was determined to be the first woman to earn a seat at Queen's Park.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 27th, 11:00 am

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Catholic Schools: Separate But Equal Funding

As Ontario's Catholic schools continue to oppose gay-straight alliances, many are asking why we're still funding the schools at all. We look into the history of Catholic school funding in Ontario.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 16th, 2:30 pm

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Queen’s Park Watch: Jobs, Immigration, Tempests, and Teapots

Controversy over subsidizing employers who hire new Canadians exemplifies the pointless pettiness of election politics.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew DaleySep. 15th, 3:00 pm

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Queen’s Park Watch: Blue Toronto?

By Patrick Metzger Jun. 10th, 11:00 am