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03.06.2022 / 13:51

What Doug Ford can teach the federal Conservative party

Doug Ford’s re-election Thursday evening was watched closely by federal Conservatives looking for lessons on how to bring their party back to power after three straight election losses.The main takeaway from multiple party insiders – including those helping to run leadership campaigns – was that the federal Conservatives need to emulate Ford’s blue-collar messaging and build a new voter coalition to take on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party. Ontario Progressive Conservatives win another majority government “This majority is a testament to the relentless hard work of Doug Ford and Monte McNaughton over the past four years to build relationships and trust with labour union workers,” said Melanie Paradis, who served as director of communications to former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole.“Blue-collar workers should absolutely be voting Conservative, but we haven’t appealed to them for years.

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Ontario Progressive Conservatives to form majority government: projection

Global News is projecting that the Ontario Progressive Conservatives will form a majority government, with the party expected to win at least 63 seats.

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Ontario Votes Roundup: The race for second place

Steven Del Duca’s “leaked” memo and the Liberals’ electoral ceiling. Andrea Horwath’s last kick at the can? And most importantly: Does the Keg count as fine dining in Canada?

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Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tests positive for COVID-19

Andrea Horwath says she has tested positive for COVID-19, just two weeks before Ontarians head to the polls.Horwath made the announcement on Twitter early Thursday“Like many others in this pandemic, this morning I tested positive for COVID-19,” Horwath wrote.“We’re doing our best to keep everyone safe. I was looking forward to seeing folks in Northern Ontario,” she continued.

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Ontario election 2022 campaign to officially begin

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet Tuesday afternoon with Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell to officially start the provincial election period.

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Ontario opposition want government to share plans for handling rising COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases.The province reported bumps in virus cases and hospitalizations on Thursday and wastewater monitoring suggests cases have been rising throughout the month.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the “complete silence” from the government and chief medical officer of health is disconcerting and called on them to provide guidance.

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Rising COVID-19 indicators in Ontario prompt calls for expanded access to PCR tests

COVID-19 indicators rising in Ontario, opposition politicians are calling on the government to expand access to PCR tests for the virus.Critics have been calling for Ontario to reinstate broad access to the gold-standard tests, which have been restricted to certain groups of high-risk people since December when the Omicron variant overwhelmed resources.Those calls continued on Wednesday as some suggested the province was entering a sixth wave of cases after a lull following the peak of the Omicron wave.

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Doug Ford shuts down Opposition call to review PC caucus medical exemptions

Doug Ford says he won’t get involved in people’s personal medical records.He made the comments in question period today, responding to the NDP urging that the premier review the two medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines among his caucus members.‘Statistically curious’ that 2 Ontario PC caucus members have medical exemptions: HorwathOntario’s chief medical officer of health has said the rate of legitimate medical exemptions should be about 1-5 in 100,000 people.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has said it is “statistically curious” that the Progressive Conservative caucus has two in 70.

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NDP, Liberals to propose legislation to create safety zones around Ontario hospitals, schools

Ontario NDP and the Liberals are set to introduce bills to create safety zones around institutions such as hospitals and schools to protect them from anti-vaccine harassment.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says health-care workers shouldn’t have to be worried about “walking a gauntlet of hate and vitriol” on their way into work to save people’s lives.She says she is glad the Liberals “jumped on board” with her idea, which she first raised in August, in response to what she called organized campaigns to target small businesses implementing public health measures.

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Ontario NDP leader backtracks on controversial comments related to mandatory vaccinations

Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath said she was wrong when she said vaccinations should not be mandatory for educators during a television interview. Kamil Karamali reports.

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NDP’s Andrea Horwath criticized for opposing mandatory COVID vaccinations for education workers

COVID-19 vaccinations for education workers.Andrea Horwath has said she supports regular rapid virus tests for unvaccinated education workers before they come to work.She told CBC in an interview Wednesday that she considers it a charter right for people to refuse the vaccine.Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford has also said he won’t mandate vaccinations for workers, saying he thinks it’s a constitutional right to refuse the shot.

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More action needed by province to address Ontario’s large surgical backlog, says Horwath

COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said Wednesday.Horwath held a virtual news conference outside of St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ont., where she called on Premier Doug Ford and the province to implement an urgent and fully-funded action plan, and to allocate more funding in the budget toward tackling the issue.“We know that there are literally hundreds of thousands of surgeries that have been delayed.

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Opposition calls on Doug Ford to provide clarity on school reopening decision

Premier Doug Ford to announce whether Ontario schools will reopen for the rest of the month.Opposition politicians say Ford is failing to show leadership by leaving families in the dark.Ford was still deliberating on Tuesday whether to keep schools closed, after requesting expert advice on the issue late last week.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the uncertainty for parents and students has dragged on too long and the government should provide clarity.

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Freelance and gig workers left out of Ontario COVID-19 sick day program

COVID-19. The measure, which was announced a day earlier, will be in place until Sept.

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Experts call for consolidated COVID-19 vaccine bookings in Ontario

COVID-19 vaccine rollout has hit a number of roadblocks, from supply issues, to confusion over the online booking system. In some cases, this has led to massive lineups outside vaccine clinics, which the NDP on Monday called “shameful.”“Those lineups? Terrifying,” said opposition leader Andrea Horwath.“To watch people line up literally overnight to try to get a spot in the morning, it shouldn’t be happening in Ontario.”Horwath went on to say Premier Ford dropped the ball by not providing a cohesive and coherent vaccine plan.“It’s quite a disgrace that this province, this government, couldn’t put together a vaccine plan that makes sense to people and that people could easily access,” she said.

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Ontario government workers get paid COVID-19 vaccine time, but why aren’t all private-sector workers?

provincial government workers were told they can get COVID-19 vaccinations without using unpaid or vacation time, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs have voted twice against NDP motions looking to extend the same ability to all private-sector workers.This week’s votes came as Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, a body of 40 doctors, medical experts and scientists, released a joint letter on Tuesday urging stronger public health measures to be imposed.Among the six priority areas was the need to ensure essential workers are paid to stay home when they are sick, when they are exposed to COVID-19, or when they need time to get vaccinated.“An emergency benefit that offers more money, is easily accessible, immediately paid and

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COVID-19: Ontario premier’s legislature absence questioned as #WhereIsDougFord trends on Twitter

COVID-19 restrictions that were partly altered just a day later, questions are being raised about why Ontario Premier Doug Ford has missed question period at Queen’s Park.After being absent from public view on Monday and Tuesday and missing question period both days, the hashtag #WhereIsDougFord became a trending topic on Twitter.There were also additional questions raised about his absence in advance of a $1,000-per-person Zoom fundraiser that was scheduled for Thursday. Ford along with ministers Steve Clark and Lisa Thompson were billed as the headliners of the event.However, when asked about the fundraiser, a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario spokesperson said Tuesday afternoon the event was being postponed.

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NDP says Ford to shut Ontario legislature next week amid backlash over outdoor COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreational activities came Sunday, amid word the government had proposed to shut the legislature down as early as Wednesday.Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath said her New Democrats would not play along until the Progressive Conservative government had reversed what she described as its “dangerous police-state orders” and replaced them with public health measures.“We are not prepared to help Doug Ford go home, leaving a police state in place while he allows COVID-19 to run rampant, overrun hospitals, and steal the lives of Ontarians who would otherwise make it through this,” Horwath said in a statement.

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Hamilton’s top doctor says school closures crucial to breaking COVID-19 ‘chains of transmission’

close schools for in-person learning after the spring break, saying it will be a “good chance” to break the transmission of COVID-19 in the community.During an update on Monday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said what happens in schools is reflective of what happens in the community and the steady increase in local cases was definitely having an impact before the break.“At this point, as cases continue to increase and the province making a call that there’s so that there’s consistency across the province … this will be a good thing — a good chance to hopefully break chains of transmission,” said Dr.

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‘We are in an emergency situation’: NDP calls on province to make schools safer over April break

COVID-19 in the lead-up to spring break.A year into the pandemic, Andrea Horwath says classrooms and school buses are still crowded and physical distancing is impossible due to class sizes.As the province gets ready for spring break next week and as some school boards in the greater Toronto region have temporally closed due to COVID-19, Horwath is calling on the Progressive Conservatives to make the necessary changes needed to keep students and teachers safe.She and other NDP MPPs have said front-line works like teachers and educational assistants need to be prioritized for vaccines during the break.“From the get-go, this premier has not wanted to spend the money to put in place the necessary measures to keep our schools safe,” Horwath

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Unions, politicians call on Ontario to vaccinate teachers or close schools in hot spots

COVID-19 grew louder on Tuesday as some health units opted to close schools amid rising case numbers across the province.Opposition leaders called on the government to offer vaccines to education workers, while unions said schools in areas with high infection rates should close until the shots are offered.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the government should “urgently” vaccinate education workers and use the upcoming April break to make other upgrades to classrooms. Peel Region medical officer of health ordering schools to close for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 “Parents, educators, and students across the province have been thrown into chaos once again,” Horwath said.

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Hamilton leaders outraged lower city excluded from province’s vaccine rollout in pharmacies

COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies, calling the decision “reckless.”Hamilton Centre NDP MPP Andrea Horwath and MP Matthew Green, as well as city councillors Jason Farr, Nrinder Nann, Maureen Wilson and Sam Merulla, issued a joint statement calling the move “incomprehensible and irresponsible” and suggesting more risk factors with populations in the lower and inner-city.

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Ontario budget doesn’t meet immediate needs during COVID-19 pandemic, critics say

pandemic.The budget tabled by the Progressive Conservative government includes $6.7 billion in pandemic spending, including $1 billion for the provincial vaccination effort and $2.3 billion for contact tracing and testing.The government will offer a second round of grants to small businesses to help with pandemic expenses, create a new job training tax credit and provide more benefits to families with children.

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Coronavirus: Ontario legislators call for clear criteria of ’emergency brake’ pandemic measure

Ontario’s Opposition is asking the government to clearly define what would trigger an “emergency brake” measure meant to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control as the economy reopens.The Progressive Conservative government has said the measure allows it to swiftly move a region back into lockdown if cases spike.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the government needs to detail the criteria that would trigger the use of the measure.She says the government has loosened public health restrictions too soon, without a clearly defined plan.

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Additional paid sick leave, eviction ban left out of Ontario’s latest coronavirus restrictions

Ontario government announced a state of emergency and other measures aimed at slowing the increase in coronavirus cases, additional paid sick leave supports and a ban on residential evictions were noticeably excluded.“We have a stay-at-home order and a go-to-work order, which is going to be a big problem in terms of the spread of COVID-19.

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NDP says Ontario finance minister should be removed from cabinet over holiday trip abroad

COVID-19 pandemic tightened its grip on the province.In a statement released Wednesday, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said Rod Phillips ignored the province’s own public health guidelines by travelling to St. Barts this month, even as the government urged residents to stay home.

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NDP leader to visit London, Ont., calling on Ford government to increase school funding

NDP is visiting the Forest City Tuesday to call on Premier Doug Ford to improve his back-to-school plans.Andrea Horwath is scheduled to hold a press conference at 10 a.m. at Eagle Heights Public School on Oxford Street.She’ll be calling on Ford to decrease class sizes and increase funding for schools preparing to welcome back students amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.Horwath has been vocal about her concerns regarding Ontario’s back-to-school plans.

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Horwath says Ontario must continue to manage problem long-term care homes

COVID-19 pandemic.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath notes the first of those management contracts will expire next week, but says the province should maintain oversight of those facilities until all investigations are complete.

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Coronavirus: Doug Ford stands firm amid growing calls to revise Ontario’s back-to-school plan

COVID-19 pandemic.Doug Ford stood firm in the face of mounting criticism about the provincial plan, which does not impose maximum class sizes on elementary school students. Opponents describe the strategy as underfunded and unsafe, noting aspects of it are also at odds with the scientific advice Ford insists his government is following.

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Ontario NDP calls on Ford government to boost funding for school reopenings in September

Opposition is renewing calls for the government to increase education funding so schools can safely reopen in September.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath made the comments at a press conference in Brampton, Ont., on Friday.

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Opposition parties call on Ford to mandate air conditioning in long-term care homes

Doug Ford to make good on comments criticizing the owners of long-term care homes that lack air conditioning.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says Ford should change the Long-Term Care Act to mandate A/C in long-term care residents’ bedrooms.Green party Leader Mike Schreiner says he would support such an amendment.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Premier Ford refuses to ask for resignation of long-term care minister, praises her record instead

After a Canadian military report detailed disturbing allegations of horrific conditions inside five of the province’s long-term care homes, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called for the resignation of the province’s long-term care minister, Merrilee Fullerton.

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Ontario NDP leader calls for long-term care minister’s resignation after disturbing report

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling for the resignation of the province’s long-term care minister after a report was released by the Canadian Armed Forces detailing disturbing allegations of horrific conditions inside five of the province’s long-term care homes.

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Coronavirus: Ontario NDP calls for public inquiry into long-term care, but Ford won’t commit

TORONTO – Ontario’s official Opposition is calling on the government to hold a public inquiry into the province’s long-term care system.

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Coronavirus: Ontario NDP calls for financial support for renters and making evictions illegal

NDP leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the Ontario government to help tenants who can’t pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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