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Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives will huddle behind closed doors at a policy convention this weekend as some Tories question the party’s direction after nearly eight years in power. Matt Spoke, a founding contributor to the group, said he wants convention delegates to ask themselves what good power is if it isn’t backed by an ideological foundation. A spokesperson for the PC Party said convention delegates “always have and will continue to have” the opportunity to ask questions and bring forward ideas at the event.

Ontario’s workplace safety board is defending an advertising campaign that critics say is designed to improve its reputation, with some saying the funds should be spent helping injured workers. “Surely, this money could be better used to improve staffing levels, which would improve call wait times, speed to allowance for a claim, speed up access to health care, speed up return to work, all good things like that,” he said. NDP finance critic Jessica Bell said the ad campaign doesn’t produce a “tangible, practical benefit” for Ontario workers.

Pushback from U.S. producers, feeling the effect of the LCBO boycott, has been underway for months. In October, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States appealed to the Trump administration to advocate for Canadian provinces to drop their American booze bans. There was less American craft beer on LCBO shelves to begin with, so they’ve seen a less pronounced hike in sales.

Pushback from U.S. producers, feeling the effect of the LCBO boycott, has been underway for months. In October, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States appealed to the Trump administration to advocate for Canadian provinces to drop their American booze bans. There was less American craft beer on LCBO shelves to begin with, so they’ve seen a less pronounced hike in sales.

Ban 'long overdue', says animal welfare advocate Animal Justice executive director Camille Labchuk urged the government to follow through with the proposed ban. Labchuk said that animal welfare advocacy group would like to see tail docking also included in the ban. The NDP proposed a ban on declawing cats in a private members’ bill six years ago, but it was never passed into law.

The finance minister oversees the arms-length LCBO on behalf of Premier Doug Ford's government and issued the directive to the agency in early 2025 to pull U.S. booze off of store shelves in retaliation for the tariffs introduced by Trump. “If there's a silver lining, it’s that Ontario growers and products have been booming, 79 per cent growth in VQA Ontario wines, 33 per cent in all types of craft beer and Ontario-based products,” he said. Minister defends $100M Algoma Steel loan Bethlenfalvy wouldn’t say if the government is open to additional measures like purchasing equity in companies to help them survive, as the province and federal government did during the 2009 financial crisis with the automakers.

[...]the weekend before that, former Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie said she would resign after achieving only 57 per cent support in a review. “Because my real concern is, how do we connect with the 55 per cent of Ontarians that didn't vote in the last election.” A five-member committee is currently examining potential rules, race timing and voting method. Liberals expected to launch leadership race in 2026 In December, one of the most talked about potential candidates for the job, former federal cabinet minister Karina Gould, announced she won’t run for the leadership.

The study — which must be completed by law every decade and was due to start earlier this year — was delayed by the snap election called by Premier Doug Ford in late January, the minister said. The Greenbelt, an over 800,000-hectare ecologically sensitive zone around the Greater Golden Horseshoe, was created in 2005 and provides environmental protection and specifies where development should not occur. | Duration 4:20 The first review a decade ago was a comprehensive consultation and study led by the arms-length advisory Greenbelt council. The Greenbelt has been the subject of scandal for the Ford government since 2022, when it announced it would swap 15 pieces of land from the protected area and open them up for development.

Concerns over 'chill' among municipal workers Dave Arbuckle, executive director of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario, said use of the strong mayor system has created a “chill” among municipal workers. Arbuckle said the province to must remove the power to hire and fire civil servants from the strong mayor system to ensure staff are able to provide independent advice. York University political science professor Zac Spicer said the shift to accountability to a single individual, rather than a full city council, is a significant change.

Concerns over 'chill' among municipal workers Dave Arbuckle, executive director of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario, said use of the strong mayor system has created a “chill” among municipal workers. Arbuckle said the province to must remove the power to hire and fire civil servants from the strong mayor system to ensure staff are able to provide independent advice. York University political science professor Zac Spicer said the shift to accountability to a single individual, rather than a full city council, is a significant change.