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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 […]

I was away last week on a Disney Cruise with my daughter, so I am just catching up on the details of the week that was in Canadian politics. One item in particular caught my attention and solicited a reaction. Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell making disparaging comments regarding Pierre Poilievre in the Toronto Star.

Odd. But admirable. And quite ahistorical.  That’s the only truthful description of Justin Trudeau’s remarkably unstirring caucus.    For a full year, the government has been hammered in the polls, trailing Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives by 15-20 percentage points. A cabinet shuffle billed as a ‘major reset’ passed without effect. A budget designed to melt voter opposition […]

Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli says Ontario continues to lead the country in job creation despite the latest labour force survey showing the province’s unemployment rate climbed to seven per cent in June. StatsCan said the 0.3-percentage-point increase in the unemployment rate was attributable to more Ontarians searching for work, with the number of jobs […]

The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within the industry. The Canadian Journalism Collective submitted plans to Canada’s broadcasting regulator this week outlining the structure of the board that will ultimately oversee the funds. […]