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September 4, 2024

No Ontario Election In 2024, Doug Ford Says, But Doesn’t Rule Out Early Vote In 2025

Ontario Premier Doug Ford ruled out calling an early election this year, but left the door open on Tuesday to calling one in 2025. The province’s next fixed election date isn’t until June 2026, but Ford continued to dance around the issue of whether or not he’ll call an early election. “We aren’t having an election this year,” […]

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March 25, 2024

Doug Ford To Extend Ontario Gas Tax Cut Until End Of 2024

The Ontario government will extend its gas and fuel tax rate cut until the end of the year. The cut, which temporarily slashed the gasoline tax by 5.7 cents per litre, and the fuel tax by 5.3 cents per litre, was scheduled to expire on June 30. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced it will now remain in […]

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May 10, 2023

Ontario Passes Bill That Expands Private Delivery Of Health Care

Ontario has passed a health-reform bill that will allow more private clinics to offer certain publicly funded surgeries and procedures in an effort to cut long wait lists for care. There are about 900 private clinics currently operating across the province, the vast majority of them for diagnostic imaging and testing. The moves are part of the government’s plan to […]

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May 5, 2023

Ontario Offers $10G Grants To Religious, Cultural Institutions For Anti-hate Measures

Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Michael Ford is sworn in at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. Religious groups and cultural and Indigenous communities in Ontario will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to protect their facilities from hate-motivated crimes. Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism Michael Ford announced today […]

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May 2, 2023

Ontario Introducing Mental Health Education For Students

Students will be taught a ‘personal toolbox of skills’ on mental wellness, education minister says. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Monday that Ontario will introduce a new mandatory education curriculum for elementary and high school students that aims to increase mental health literacy. The Ontario government announced Monday it will introduce a new mandatory education curriculum for elementary and high […]

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