The Evolution of Andrea Horwath’s Vision for the NDP

At last, the best season of the year is here! The sun is shining, birds are singing, the chipmunks are mating, and, all around Ontario, political party volunteers are furiously canvassing empty houses whose hab...

Minimum Wage in the Ontario Election and Canada

In the wake of the Ontario NDP's new economic plan, it is worth recalling Andrea Horwath's proposal to save the Ontario working poor from greedy capitalists by raising the Ontario minimum wage to $12/hour, and ...

Ontario Green Party Unveil Election Platform

The Green Party of Ontario isn’t short on ideas, but it is short on a few other things—namely ears to listen to its ideas. With all the fanfare and excitement you can expect from Ontario’s fourth party (a singl...
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Ontario Election Outlook: Pessimism

Ontarians, I’d say that we were in the deep end again, but that doesn’t quite cut it. We’re in a deep end with our arms chopped off, our legs tied together, and we have salt in one of eyes. In other words, w...