Canada News » Ontario News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Ontario politics just had a shakeup. Here's an insider view of what it could mean for the Ford government
The departure of a prominent member of Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet and the arrival of a high-profile Liberal leadership candidate could be the latest signs of an increasingly competitive race in ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Ontario premier backs down, suspends electricity surcharge on US after Trump tariff threats on Canadian metals
The premier of Ontario, Canada, Doug Ford, has agreed to suspend its 25% surcharge on electricity exported to Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Ford and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Politics Insider: Canada’s labour market bounces back
Sophia Bertuzzi reports that Statistics Canada said today that the labour market added 87,800 jobs in May, easily outpacing analyst expectations of 10,000 positions added. The unemployment rate fell ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Ontario To Pause Reagan Tariffs Ad That Angered Trump — But Only After World Series Games
The Ontario, Canada, provincial government will pause a television ad featuring former U.S. President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs, but only after airing it during the first two World Series ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Ontario agrees to suspend electricity surcharge ahead of talks with US
The government of Ontario on Tuesday backed off its threat to impose a surcharge on electricity to three U.S. states amid broader trade talks. The two said they would meet in person in Washington on ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Ontario adds 25% charge on electricity exports to U.S.
TORONTO - Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada's most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to President ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Canada needs to rebuild public telecoms
A century ago, farmers in the Prairie Provinces fought to treat communications infrastructure as a public necessity instead of a private luxury. A new analysis of the historical data proves they were ...
News Canada » Ontario » Politics: Canada’s Trump Card in a Tariff War: Turning Off the Oil Taps
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. US tariffs on Canada are on hold for at least 30 days, but the threat of economic war ...