McGuinty testifies at gas plant hearings
Former premier Dalton McGuinty testified on Tuesday at the provincial hearing into two cancelled gas plants that cost Ontarians at least $585 million, taking responsibility for the decision and saying...
View ArticleHudak testifies at gas plant hearing
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak testified Tuesday morning at a parliamentary committee looking into two cancelled GTA gas plants that cost Ontario residents at least $585 million. The...
View ArticleDalton McGuinty officially resigns as MPP
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty has officially resigned his seat in the legislature, calling it quits after 23 years as Ottawa South MPP. He made the announcement Wednesday morning. “The end of...
View ArticleOPINION: McGuinty is moving on
It shouldn’t come as a great surprise that Dalton McGuinty resigned his Ottawa South MPP seat Wednesday. For me, the big surprise was that he didn’t resign it when he stepped aside as premier back in...
View ArticleFormer McGuinty chief of staff says rules required emails be wiped
Dalton McGuinty’s former chief of staff is defending the move by top Liberals in the former premier’s office to delete their emails on cancelled gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga. Chris Morley...
View ArticleRules governing record retention confusing: McGuinty
Former premier Dalton McGuinty told a legislative committee looking into the cancelled GTA gas plants that the rules governing the retention of emails are confusing. “The rules here are confusing and...
View ArticleWynne calls 5 Ontario byelections for Aug. 1
Premier Kathleen Wynne has called five Ontario byelections and voters will head to the polls on Aug. 1. Byelections will be held in two Toronto-area ridings — Etobicoke-Lakeshore and...
View ArticleFormer McGuinty aid testifies at gas plant hearing
Senior Advisor Laura Miller was grilled over deleted e-mails and her role in the gas plant scandal during the hearing at Queen’s Park.
View ArticleEx-premier McGuinty says calling off collapsed mall rescue ‘shocking’
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty says he was shocked the rescue effort at the collapsed mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., was called off even though someone might have been alive in the rubble....
View ArticleNo evidence email deletion happened under Wynne: OPP
There’s no evidence that emails connected to Ontario’s cancelled gas plants were deleted under Premier Kathleen Wynne’s watch, an OPP officer said Thursday. Det. Const. Andre Duval testified before the...
View ArticleToronto teachers protest at education ministry
Toronto elementary and high school teachers held a political protest on Tuesday against Bill 115 at the Ministry of Education after a planned job action last week was scrubbed at the last minute....
View ArticleProfile: Liberal leadership is ‘Plan A’ for Kathleen Wynne
Name: Kathleen Wynne Age: 59 Riding: Don Valley West Years as MPP: 10 (elected in 2003) Former cabinet positions: Minister of Education, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Municipal Affairs &...
View ArticlePROFILES: Ontario Liberal leadership candidates
CityNews spoke to each of the six candidates vying to be the next Liberal leader. Before their fate is decided at this weekend’s convention, check out their profiles below. Eric Hoskins: MPP has a...
View ArticleOntario’s ‘Premier Dad’ says goodbye after 9 years
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, currently Canada’s longest-serving premier, has said his final goodbyes as he steps down from the top job. Surrounded by his large family, an emotional McGuinty thanked...
View ArticleMcGuinty to testify at mall collapse inquiry
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty is expected to testify at the judicial inquiry into last summer’s deadly collapse of a mall, The Canadian Press has learned. McGuinty, who was in office at the...
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