Jul 30, 2019

This is a special edition of On The Ledge – the Ontario Politics Podcast. In this episode, we highlight the latest developments in the Ontario Autism Plan.

 For those of you who’ve been listening to the podcast for a while you will know that the autism file has been one of the most difficult for both the previous...

Jul 28, 2019

In this episode, co-hosts John Wright, Keith Leslie and Dave Trafford remember former Ontario cabinet minister David Caplan. Caplan died following a fire in his North York home on July 24th, 2019. Caplan had served in a number of portfolios, including Minister of Health, in Premier Dalton McGuinty's government...

Jul 15, 2019

It was a pretty good week for the Ford Folks at Queen's Park. The Ontario Progressive Conservatives have had a hard time avoiding bad news headlines, particularly since the legislature rose for a five month break. But this past week resembled something close to normal.

Premier Ford took some criticism for failing to...

Jul 6, 2019

Another off week for the Ontario legislature and another off the rails week for the Ford government.

Newly appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports Lisa MacLeod made headlines this week after an encounter with Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk. Melnyk tells the Ottawa SUN that MacLeod accosted him at the June...

Jul 1, 2019

The Ontario Court of Appeal has shot down the Ford government's challenge of the federal carbon tax. The premier expected the decision and is committed to taking the issue all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

But that news was blown off the front page by another ignition of the Autism file at Queen's Park. A Tory...