But he quit voluntarily, and cost the taxpayers the massive expense of another election. Fiscal conservatism in action.

In honour of Love Park opening this month, I thought I'd share a few photos of a new small park opening in my North York neighbourhood. Carney Park opened only a few weeks ago and so far has had few visitors. Maybe it's because there are no sidewalks, paths, benches or lights. It does have two...

Premier Ford trained his sights on potential provincial Liberal leadership candidate and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie Wednesday, saying it would be a "slap in the face" to residents for her to continue in the city's top job while campaigning to lead the third-place party. A visibly...

Olivia Chow continues to hold a commanding lead over the other candidates for Toronto mayor, according to a new poll released on Saturday morning. Among decided voters surveyed by Liaison Strategies, Chow has 29 per cent of support. She leads in all city boroughs and age demographics. It is...

Province doubles size of Mississauga development with MZO, mayor has concerns. A Minister Zoning Order (MZO) announced May 12 will almost double the size of a housing development planned for Mississauga, causing concern for the city's mayor who says the order came as a surprise. The zoning...

Saunders has already said he will not be partipating in tonight's first debate.

Doug Ford calls the greenbelt a "scam" and a "failed policy" as he dangles the idea of building thousands of new housing units on protected lands. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-ndp-accuse-doug-ford-government-of-hiding-from-greenbelt-claims-1.6394456

Doug Ford now claims that Toronto has been poorly managed ever since his brother left office. https://www.cp24.com/news/doug-ford-calls-out-local-councillors-hoping-to-be-toronto-mayor-1.6396217

Premier Ford says he has not seen fiscal responsibility at the city of Toronto since his brother was mayor--which is a little confusing after he regularly spoke glowingly of former mayor John Tory. And then he did a little jig...

Premier Doug Ford's government is preparing to expand gas-fired power plants in Ontario, a move critics say will make the province's electricity system dirtier and could eventually leave taxpayers on the hook. The province is currently soliciting bids for additional gas-fired electricity...

The repeatedly delayed and over-budget Eglinton Crosstown LRT is being held up by some 260 quality control issues and there is still no credible timeline for its completion, the head of Ontario's provincial transit agency said Thursday. At an unrelated transit announcement in Toronto, Metrolinx...

The Ontario government said Tuesday it is introducing a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training. "We need more police officers on our...

We probably won't know the full cost to the taxpayers of this province for a very long time.

Things are going well. Russia accidentally bombs it's own city. A Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet has accidentally bombed the Russian city of Belgorod, around 40km (25 miles) from the border with Ukraine. The bomb left a 20m (60ft) crater and caused an explosion so large it blew a car on to the...

I wouldn't be surprised that, after the municipal election, the Ontario government makes a play to take over the grounds of Exhibition Place, under the guise of helping the city save a few bucks.

Hundreds of people poured into a special public meeting in Essex County earlier this month where many believed officials would be discussing 15-minute cities — even though County of Essex officials stressed that wasn't the case. The meeting was cut short because of the size of the crowd — and...

Canada's economy added 35,000 jobs in March, about three times more than expected. Statistics Canada reported Thursday that despite the surge in hiring, the jobless rate held steady at five per cent because more people were looking for work, too. Economists polled by Bloomberg had been...

Toronto Police HQ has a private licensed lounge for senior officers. A Toronto Police Service superintendent entered a lounge with a licensed fully-stocked bar in police headquarters about three hours before he crashed his service-issued SUV into another vehicle in Pickering, Ont., and was...

Maybe you can list all the service cuts Miller proposed after the budget surplus in 2010? I can't seem to find that anywhere.