Oct 18 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown blew through more than $290,000 on office staff and expenses in the final weeks before the June provincial election, according to documents obtained by CBC News. A list of expenses for 21 MPPs who were not re-elected in June shows Brown spent $292,451 in the 2018-19 fiscal year. Since […]
Oct 11 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Premier Doug Ford isn’t being humble in describing his first 100 days in office. He says his new government has taken “action the likes of which Canada has never seen before.” So, what will he do for an encore? It’s unlikely the Ford government can keep up the breakneck pace of its first 100 days, […]
Oct 3 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Ontario’s political parties are getting more than $12 million this year in taxpayer-funded subsidies, and they are wondering if Premier Doug Ford will soon turn off the tap. The subsidies began in 2017, after the Wynne government banned political donations from companies and unions and reduced the annual maximum that any one person can contribute […]
Jul 11 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative MPPs are set to take their seats in the Ontario Legislature for the first time since their decisive majority election victory last month. The new session at Queen’s Park begins Wednesday, with the Ford government calling the legislature for a rare summer sitting primarily to repeal Ontario’s cap […]
Jun 4 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — A Progressive Conservative candidate in Thursday’s provincial election allegedly defrauded tens of thousands of dollars from clients of his immigration consulting firm, court documents reveal. CBC News has obtained copies of four current lawsuits against Ripudaman Dhillon, PC candidate in Brampton North, and his Mississauga-based company, ICC Canada Immigration Solutions.
May 23 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — It’s been 28 years since the Ontario NDP had a real shot at winning an election. That’s so long ago that the SkyDome in Toronto was still brand new, Justin Bieber hadn’t been born, and only a select few carried cellphones, which were the size of bricks. The shock NDP victory in 1990 made Bob […]
Apr 29 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party are well ahead of their rivals in raising money, with Ontario’s crucial election campaign period about to begin. Data from Elections Ontario compiled by CBC News show the Ontario PCs are reporting $945,970 in donations so far this year, which is more than the Liberal Party, the New […]
Apr 18 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Ontario PC leader Doug Ford’s big campaign promise for minimum wage workers, announced this week, is to offer them an income tax credit. Ford is pitching this as relief for “folks that are working their back off for minimum wage.” He said the move would give a full-time worker earning $14 an hour about $800 […]
Apr 16 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Fresh polling provided to CBC News shows the depth of opposition to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and her party, but suggests her government’s big budget promises could swing some NDP voters into the Liberal camp. The polling conducted in early April by Innovative Research Group shows Doug Ford and the Ontario PC party with 37 […]
Mar 28 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Today’s Ontario budget will be more a Liberal campaign platform than an actual budget, because the spending plan will only become a reality if Kathleen Wynne’s party wins re-election in little over two months. Wynne and her Finance Minister Charles Sousa have already revealed billions of dollars in pre-budget announcements that will form the backbone […]
Mar 11 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Elliott’s dispute of leadership results takes spotlight away from Ford’s victory. It was supposed to be a glorious moment for the Ontario PCs: revealing their new leader in an energy-filled ballroom, showcasing a rejuvenated, united party to a big TV audience, proving to voters that they are ready to win the election in June. Instead, […]
Mar 8 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Patrick Brown is no longer in the running to replace himself as Ontario PC leader, but his supporters could be a crucial factor in determining who wins the party’s top job on Saturday. Brown had the public endorsement of two MPPs and 17 PC candidates during his short-lived entry into the leadership race. His campaign […]
Mar 1 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — All four candidates who want to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservative party are showing some fire, with voting in the race about to begin and Patrick Brown out of the picture. Doug Ford went after Christine Elliott in one of the nastiest exchanges of Wednesday night’s leadership debate in Ottawa, while Caroline Mulroney finally put […]
Feb 28 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — Tonight’s Ontario PC leadership debate in Ottawa comes just two days before voting begins, so it’s really the last chance for the candidates to make a big impression on a large number of party members at once. With Patrick Brown no longer in the race, the obvious lightning rod for attacks is gone. So how […]
Feb 15 2018 — Mike Crawley — CBC — There is much more on the line in today’s Ontario PC leadership debate than there typically is for such an event. Caroline Mulroney, Doug Ford and Christine Elliott will go head-to-head Thursday afternoon, in the first of only two debates scheduled before Progressive Conservatives begin voting for their new leader on March 2