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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38639799

Doug Ford wants to stack the courts with "like-minded judges." Thanks to first-past-the-post, he can keep winning unchecked majorities with just 40% of the vote.

Democracy shouldn't work this way—Ontario needs proportional representation.

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Hello! I recently got my Canadian citizenship and I'm looking forward to vote in the upcoming election!

But few days ago I came to know that there was a deadline for 'registering as a liberal/conservative' for voters. I didn't know such a thing existed. What difference would whether I registered for the above or not? I assume I can still still show up at the polling station to cast my vote...?

Ford’s office made the announcement Monday and said the government is also banning other American companies from provincial contracts going forward

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Mayor Olivia Chow says that she’ll lead a ‘city-wide push’ to keep municipal money in Canada

Speaking at a news conference Monday, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she'll lead a "city-wide push to put our locally-made products and services first."

Chow says she's instructed the city manager to determine whether Toronto should end any contracts, as Ontario opted to do with Starlink, or follow in the province's footsteps and ban U.S. companies from future government contracts.

"The City of Toronto buys a lot of goods. We do have a $78-billion budget," said Chow, who will meet with Toronto's city manager on Tuesday to go over what she calls a "Toronto Action Plan" for dealing with the tariffs.

"Every aspect of how this city operates matters," she said. "It matters where we buy."

Ontario election: NDP says it would initiate purchase of Hwy. 407, remove tolls

https://globalnews.ca/news/10979119/ndp-sale-highway-407-remove-tolls-election/

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@ontario

I know not everyone has the luxury of dealing with it in this way. If you don't then I hope you can make your vote count. And if you can do this then maybe consider it.

You get a good chunk of it back anyway.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38087935

The Ford government's push to get beer, wine and ready-made cocktails into convenience stores ahead of its original schedule will cost taxpayers more than $600 million, the province's budget watchdog says.

Doug Ford confirms early Ontario election will be called next Wednesday

https://www.cp24.com/news/2025/01/24/premier-doug-ford-confirms-early-election-will-be-called-next-wednesday/

> Premier Doug Ford confirms he will be calling an early provincial election next week, paving the way for Ontarians to head to the polls at the end of February.

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The FAO’s report is out. Its topline finding is that Ontario is set to spend $11.7 million to run 9 Service Ontario branches in Staples Canada stores over the next three years – that’s about $1.5 million more than the estimate the government provided the public last year.

You can find the full report here, if you'd like to read it for yourself.

Doesn't Doug want to raise the speed limit on 400-series highways? A higher speed limit might have drastically worsened the outcome of this crash...