As thousands of striking LCBO workers head into their second week on the picket line, Canadian Dimension contributor Scott Martin thinks Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s “unmatched love for policies concerning alcohol” — and, more specifically, his “obsession with freeing up the market for booze sales” — is “not only dangerous, but also insulting to the average Ontarian,” and […]
The mayor of a southern Ontario city and five out of six municipal councillors are condemning the last member of the group for appearing on an online show they say promotes hate speech and extremist views, arguing her increasingly controversial history has “created an environment of fear and intimidation” on council.
In a scathing press release published on Wednesday, Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe and the rest of Coun. Lisa Robinson’s fellow council members sounded the alarm over her recent appearance on the Kevin J. Johnston show hosted on Rumble, which they call “a far-right video platform.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is “happy as punch” that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. His comments come just two months after the two met in Ford’s office at the Ontario legislature. The two discussed how to strengthen the economic ties […]
On Background with Sean Fraser, minister of housing, infrastructure and communities and Central Nova MP.
This week, we go On Background with Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Canada’s fastest growing big city.
On Background with Stephen Maher, award winning writer who has covered Parliament Hill for decades, contributor to iPolitics, and author of upcoming book The Prince, The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau.
Rachel Scott reports from Chicago where Donald Trump questioned Vice Pres. Kamala Harris’ race during a forum with Black journalists;
We go On Background with Ben Carr, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, who is coming up on his first year in the House of Commons following a by-election victory last
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this month that none of the major parties have escaped having MPs suspected of being compromised by foreign agents,
Ontario grocery stores can start selling ready-to-drink cocktails on Thursday after the Ford government moved up the start date by two weeks despite demands from striking LCBO workers for the province to roll back plans to expand liquor sales. It marks the first step in the weakening of the provincial Crown liquor retailer’s monopoly over […]